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EU Expands Microsoft Inquiry

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the remember-GE-and-Honeywell dept.

Space cowboy writes "The European Commission is expanding its investigation into whether Microsoft has engaged in anti-competitive practices - now it's not just the browser bundling, but also bundling of audio-visual components (such as Windows Media Player). " There's also a Reuters report - what is worth noting, tho', is that the basis for this investigation is in the market for small servers - *not* the desktop market, from what I can see/read. '

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  1. It'll Never Work by AJSchu · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The greatest government in the world - the US government - couldn't successfully prosecute Microsoft, so what makes anyone think that a bunch of Euro weenies will make the cut? Simply put, BillG and the Evil Empire have too many politicians in their pockets to make any investigation successful. If MS is going down, it's going to have to be on the front lines, a direct assault with technologies like Mono.

    AJS