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The Future of Innovation At Stake?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bum-bum-bummmmmm dept.

Neuropol writes "Next week, Microsoft will launch a challenge against the European Union's highest court. The European Commission will need to decide if they are to overturn the EU Court's 2004 Anti-Trust case ruling. Amid arguments over the usual suspects like Windows Media Player, one of the key points of the CNN article that caught my attention was this quote from a EU Commission lawyer stating that Microsoft aims 'to eliminate the openness of the Internet, to proprietize the Internet, the lawyer said, adding the groundwork will be laid in Microsoft's forthcoming new operating system, Vista.'"

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  1. Steve Ballmer needs to shut up by digitaldc · · Score: 0, Troll

    Last year, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told Germany's Manager Magazin: "We needed the first years to conquer the PC and those following to be ahead in the server business. In the upcoming years we'll conquer the Internet."

    Conquer the internet? Are you serious? Why do you keep making these stupid proclamations? Are you some kind of delusional freak, Steve?
    ***DUCKS FLYING CHAIR***

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    He who knows best knows how little he knows. - Thomas Jefferson
  2. Hurm... by Churla · · Score: 0, Troll

    What exactly is Vista going to do that other people *cough*.mac*cough* haven't already done?

    If it's one thing you can't accuse microsoft of it's coming up with that many new and innovative net technologies.

    I think this sounds a lot like the EU lawyers trying to play the "LOOK OUT IT'S THE BOOGEYMAN!" defense. If they have solid evidence on MS then present it and uphold the anti-trust rulings. Don't try to claim that by not taking a pre-emptive strike of some kind legally against Vista that you're going to doom the internet.

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    I'm a fiscal conservative, it's a pity we don't have a political party anymore
  3. And so what? by martonlorand · · Score: 0, Troll

    Its a great thing that they try to do something with them in Europe. But until they have their budies in the US government that is willing to back them up even at political level (sending letters to the EU), and they can pay many, many goverments to use ONLY their products and even push them in the school system changes will be really slow...