Microsoft Makes EU Dispute Docs Public

mjdroner writes "ZDNet is reporting that Microsoft has posted confidential documents used in its defense of European Commission antitrust practices related to server software. Explaining the posting of the documents, which the EC considers confidential, a Microsoft rep said, 'Transparency is vitally important in what can be a very opaque process in Brussels.'"

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ask a billion people

[yagu]

If you can't get the opinion or results you want from the commission, throw it out to the public and see if you can generate a groundswell of support.

I think this is what Microsoft hopes to do. I doubt they'll succeed.

From The Fine Article (emphasis mine):

But a Commission monitoring trustee, one of several nominated by Microsoft, as well as competitors and a technical review committee gave Microsoft's documentation scathing reviews. The trustee called it "fundamentally flawed. "

The commission isn't buying Microsoft's protest, the "buying" public won't either.

What's interesting though is just in sheer numbers, Microsoft will find empathy, support, and voices to support their claim they're being treated unfairly.

Aim, Shoot Foot !!

[Akoma The Immortal]

Ho Boy, Ho Boy,

The battle is heating up. I can see now that the UE have the moral incensitive to switch their document to OpenDocument in the near future.

I Hope they do.