EU satisfied With Microsoft's Antitrust Plan

rcrc writes "According to Reuters, Microsoft's proposal to avoid paying a fine of $5 million a day has almost been approved by the European Union in a long-running antitrust case. The case deals with the interoperability between the Windows PC and servers. The next step is for the proposal to be "market tested" with other industry players before a final assessment is given by the EU."

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Slap on the wrist

[mcc]

But the EU executive voiced satisfaction with Microsoft's proposed solution -- even though the sticky question of "open source" licenses was not fully resolved -- and said the plan would now be put to industry peers for their opinion.

1. Gradually and systematically remove all your competitors from the market, except the open source ones.
   
2. Gain freedom from regulators by agreeing to cooperate with your competitors, except the open source ones.
   
3. ???
   
4. Profit

The ???, in case you're wondering, stands for "artificial barriers to entry".

I can only hope they count SUSE as an "industry peer"...