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Microsoft Faces Fresh Antitrust Complaints

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fresh-means-a-new-smell dept.

Rob wrote to mention a Computer Business Online review piece about new anti-trust action against Microsoft on both sides of the Atlantic. From the article: "Other examples of anticompetitive behavior cited by Tangent include bundling of Outlook with Office and Active Directory with Windows Server, as well as the bundling of Windows Media Player and Windows Media Server with its desktop and server operating system respectively. Microsoft did not respond to a request for comment on Tangent's complaint, other than to acknowledge that it was being reviewed, but was more forthcoming in responding to a fresh complaint lodged with the European Commission by the European Committee for Interoperable Systems (ECIS)."

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  1. Re:media player by AnonymousPrick · · Score: 4, Funny
    an someone explain to me why people care about windows media player being bundled with windows?

    Microsoft Windows Media Player (TM) is an essential piece of the Microsoft Winddows operating system (TM). Without it, the operating system could not function. It was not placed to put any competition out of business or to get a "monopoly". All of those accusations are undeniably false.

    Sincerely,

    Steve Ballmer.

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  2. In related news... by leereyno · · Score: 3, Funny

    GM has been accused of bundling engines with transmissions, Pioneer has been accused of bundling speakers with stereo equipment and, Bob's big boy has been accused of bundling plates with silverware.

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  3. Re:Wha? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What's next... claiming that inclusion of MS Paint is anti-competitive?

    Damn straight. Adobe lost sales because JeffK has MS Paint available to him.

  4. Re:media player by Xaoswolf · · Score: 3, Funny
    wait...

    Linux comes bundled with a media player?

    Where can I get in on this anti trust action, I see a fresh victim.

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  5. Innovation? by DoctorPepper · · Score: 2, Funny

    I loved this part:

    "ECIS is a front for IBM and a few other competitors who constantly seek to use the regulatory process to their business advantage. When faced with innovation, they choose litigation,"

    Which screams out the need for this obligatory quote from Inigo Montoya:

    Microsoft: "INNOVATION!"
    Rest of World: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

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