EU Competition Commission Investigating Win2k

David Middleton writes "The European Commission is concerned that "Microsoft has designed parts of Windows 2000 in such a way which will permit it to leverage its dominance in PC operating systems into other markets." " The European market is one that's often forgotten in this whole anti-trust suit, but is still of critical importance to Microsoft. Now, this is not an anti-trust investigation, but considering the concerns of the EU commisioner, it's something definitely worth keeping an eye on.

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All this, and it isn't even out yet?

[tilly]

Here is a list of things I have seen, what am I missing?

1. Microsoft has a security patch for it (that breaks something of course)
   
2. Microsoft's benchmarks comparing 2000 to NT 4.0 have turned out to be bogus
   
3. The EU has opened an anti-trust investigation against Microsoft over some of the "features" in Windows 2000
   
4. Network administrators are being advised to not allow *ANY* Windows 2K clients on networks using a Unix-based DNS system. (The client tries to take over. Can you say "food fight"?)
   
5. Novell has devoted an entire section of its website to refuting Microsoft's claims about Windows 2K
   
6. Microsoft has lost a few more top executives
   
7. The Windows 9x line will have Yet Another Rev. This is claimed to be the last rev. Again.
   

Gee, when it comes out things could get very interesting...

Ben