DOJ Calls EU Microsoft Decision "Unfortunate"

ogma writes "This one is especially ironic after the recent slashdot story on more of Microsoft's underhanded actions coming to light. It seems that the DOJ thinks Europe was too hard on Microsoft in its anti-trust ruling.. According to Assistant Attorney General Hewitt Pate, the fine 'may send the wrong message about antitrust enforcement priorities'..." Open Council writes "The Register points out that the EU has provided Microsoft with a major victory over its Open Source rivals because it will now be allowed to pursue royalty revenue from the APIs it publishes. Jeremy Allison says that the projects such as Samba, which he jointly leads, may face a prohibitive hurdle. The size of the fine is peanuts to MS but will be a bargain if it can lock out Open Source projects from using its API's."

Comments

Of course, does this surprise anyone?

[Anonymous Coward]

With social security needing to be privatized, and the US government able to control MS' direction, I would not be shocked if there was a massive US government purchase of M$ stock taking place.

If the DoJ just winks at the monopolistic practices of M$, and is quietly buying stick in them, the social security ponzi scheme is saved for the political careers of the current office holders.

I wonder how long til the EU is deemed terrorists, and we take preemptive protective measures to stop them from causing negative influences on our stick markets

Re:I still think MS

[Anonymous Coward]

You can actually think ? :) MS is welcome to leave EU anytime, or even better, open a shop on mars and leave the planet altogether ;)

Re:I still think MS

[Anonymous Coward]

Me too, take your shitty software & go home. We'll survive without clippy.

DOJ : Open mouth, put foot in...

[thepeete]

Before you can give anybody lessons about how not to impede innovations, maybe you should the reform the American patent system...