Microsoft and EU Talks End

Paul Longford writes "Microsoft talks with the EC have collapsed. The competition commisioner Mario Monti just made this statement in which he said: 'I'd just like to inform you that a settlement on the Microsoft case has not been possible. I therefore intend to propose to my colleagues in the Commission next Wednesday to adopt a decision, which has already received the unanimous backing of Member States.' This is bad news for Microsoft - it looking at a considerable fine and possibly being forced to open up Windows. It looks like it will be a harsh decision too. Monti says: 'In the end, I had to decide what was best for competition and consumers in Europe. I believe they will be better served with a decision that creates a strong precedent.'"

Comments

Re:Ding Dong the Witch is Dead..

[ProfitElijah]

What? 'Old' Europe, as populated by cheese eating surrender monkeys[audio], and headed by an Italian? hardly seems credible, does it Mr Rumsfeld?

Re:Is it just me?

[Andy_R]

Hooray for xenophobia!

Just because your American legal system does whatever big business tells it to, doesn't mean our European one does.

Re:Ding Dong the Witch is Dead..

[minus_273]

sure would like to see you dead though.
You and i both know there are going to be more attacks in the US and Europe and other allied countries. its people like you that just feed terrorists. feeding terrorists my friend is much like feeding trolls except in the case of terrorists, the more you ignore them the more they attack. if you cave in to their demands you embolden them and they attack more.
Guess what someone with a dispute is going to do next time they have a disagreement with something the Spanish Gov did? they arent going to march in the streets, they're going to plant bombs becasue that produces the quickest results.