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EU Releases Microsoft Antitrust Report

Posted by michael on from the would-have-been-dead-a-long-time-ago dept.

Hassman writes "Ever wondered the reasoning behind the EU fining Microsoft and ordering them to sell a Media Player free version of Windows? Well now you can stop wondering. If you aren't up for the full read (it is 302 pages), check out the Reuters summary. Want more? Check out a quote from the summary: 'There is a huge switching cost to using a different operating system [as in not Windows],' he [a MS exec] wrote Gates. 'It is this switching cost that has given customers the patience to stick with Windows through all our mistakes, our buggy drivers, our high TCO, our lack of a sexy version at times...' Mmm...sexy indeed." Reader BrerBear writes "News.com is reporting that the European Union has released its report on Microsoft's conduct, to which Microsoft has pre-emptively responded. Inside are more classic examples of what one should never write in an internal memo: 'In short, without this exclusive franchise called the Windows API, we would have been dead a long time ago,' from Microsoft Sr. VP Bob Muglia."

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  1. Hehe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Memo humour. Fp.

  2. Frist Prost by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I love Friday!

  3. yes.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    But will it work on linux?

  4. And in other, even more relevant news... by Futurepower(R) · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The U.S. government has declared that Iraqis should be happy to be killed by such a fine nation as the United States. Unfortunately, not all Iraqis agree with that.

  5. Re:Windows...Sexy?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I see sexy girls undress on the beach through the windows of my house.

  6. Mirrors by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Not that I know much about this but
    ---
    The Track Illuminator Laser (TILL) illuminates the body of a missile to determine where to point the high-energy laser.
    ---

    But now if we pack a couple of mirrors on the body, wouldnt that cause it not to illuminate properly? And throw off the tracking ?

    hehe random thought.
    Can you imagine a bunch of terrorists with glue and mirros ?

  7. Mod Parent Up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Important facts indeed.

  8. Mod Parent Sideways by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    One of the few who looks at the facts and is not a linux fanboy

  9. Your sig by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mulder: All right, Homer. We want you to re-create your every move the night you saw this alien.

    Homer: Well, the evening began at the gentleman's club, where we were discussing Wittgenstein over a game of backgammon.

    Scully: Mr. Simpson, it's a felony to lie to the F.B.I.

    Homer: We were sitting in Barney's car eating packets of mustard. You happy?