EU And Microsoft Clash Over Vista Security

An anonymous reader wrote to mention coverage of further clashes between Microsoft and the EU, this time over security in Windows Vista. Microsoft is 'urging' the EU to allow all of the security elements of Vista to remain intact. The EU seems to be under the impression it's not asking for security to be lax; it just wants the software company to ensure a fair playing field for all businesses. From the Newsday article: "European Union officials warned Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday not to shut out rivals in the security software market as the company plans to launch its Windows Vista operating system with built-in protection from hackers and malicious programs. EU spokesman Jonathan Todd told reporters that the European Commission is "ready to give guidance to Microsoft" concerning Vista but added that it was up to the U.S. software maker 'to accept and implement its responsibilities as a near monopolist to ensure full compliance' with EU competition rules."

Comments

Message to EU: STFU

[The Living Fractal]

Seriously, this is just plain stupid. An OS should be able to protect itself from malicious programs etc. If something or someone is preventing my OS from running the way it should be, or running at all, I sure as heck want the OS to be able to fix itself or prevent it from ever happening in the first place. I'd rather not have to wait for a third-party vendor's program to get updated etc.

Can someone tell me why nobody is going after Apple? It seems like the EU is persecuting Microsoft for trying to make a good product. Apple's OS sure doesn't leave a lot of room for antivirus/spyware companies to make products... Yet the EU isn't bitching and moaning about it, are they?

I'm tired of their whining. Microsoft, I hope you ignore them, by making your product more secure (as long as you aren't selling the security separate, BIG point there) you are in the right, and I hope you tell the EU to take a hike. Nobody I know is going to NOT buy your product because it's more secure.

TLF