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EU Considering Another MS Antitrust Suit

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the egg-them-on dept.

mesozoic writes "Yahoo! News is reporting that the European Union is considering *another* antitrust suit against Microsoft, this time having to do with anticompetitive behavior in the market for mobile phone software. While I haven't seen any signs Microsoft is going to dominate the industry here in the States, cell phones are a much bigger deal in Europe, so I can understand why they'd be nervous."

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  1. microsoft phone by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    the relation to microsoft and the cellphone is Microsoft Smartphone, as seen here.

    Basically its an small OS that runs on the cellphone so the user has MS messaging, etc. I'm sure Microsoft makes it plenty anti-competitive somehow. They're good at that.

  2. *sigh* by lce · · Score: 1, Funny

    Why can't Bill and his droined employees just keep their dicks out of everything. Pretty soon, they'll have everything, then they'll go after the dildo market(assuming in the future their will be some mini-os in dildos :) )

    1. Re:*sigh* by h0tblack · · Score: 5, Funny

      Na, Apple cornered that a long time ago with the iBrator ;) Damn sight more user-friendly than any stimulus M$ could up with.... I mean, erm, or so I'm told.

  3. And in other news... by Eric_Cartman_South_P · · Score: 4, Funny
    Microsoft is considering another large donation of money to EU member countries and selective individuals to keep them fat and happy.

    And in furture news, "Microsoft Found 'Not-Guilty' by EU."

  4. At least we'll already know the error messages. by erik_fredricks · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Fatal Error. You need to restart your computer. You will lose all unsaved...oops, I mean, We're sorry-your call could not be completed as dialed. Please hang up and try again."

    --

    THE GOOD HUMOR MAN CAN ONLY BE PUSHED SO FAR
    Bart Simpson on chalkboard in episode 2F18

  5. microsoft cellphones? by absurdhero · · Score: 5, Funny

    good thing Microsoft doesn't have a hold on this market. I wouldn't want clippy asking me, "Are you breaking up with your girlfriend? I can help!"

  6. haiku by bobtheprophet · · Score: 4, Funny
    True, I hate MS
    still, the EU is not right
    to try to fight them

    If no complaint has
    been raised by MS victims
    who're they to fight?

    Arbitrarily
    picking fights over all things
    is not the best plan.

    --
    Don't give me none of this "nature theme" business.
  7. MS Dildoes? by Blue+Stone · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can envisage an awful lot of angry lesbians, frustrated by their MSvibrator® telling them it needs to re-boot, half-way through an orgasm.

    Bill doesn't want to get on the wrong side of some of theose butch dykes. :oS

    --
    Corporation, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility. - Ambrose Bierce
  8. Re:What for? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, smartphones are made by corporations. If you live in the united states, you are morally required to buy what companies produce.

    To do any less is simply theft. Just because you "don't need" something, that's no excuse to avoid buying it.

    Do you think companies hire employees and develope products for free?