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Microsoft Finally Bows to EU Antitrust Measures

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thats-a-lot-of-cash dept.

Rogue Pat writes "Microsoft ended three years of resistance on Monday and finally agreed to comply with a landmark 2004 antitrust decision by the European Commission. Competitors will be able to buy interface protocols for 10.000 Euro to make their software work better with Windows. Moreover, Microsoft won't appeal the 500 million Euro fine any further."

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  1. Whatever happened to inventing something better? by Austin+Milbarge · · Score: 0, Troll

    What if tomorrow KFC was forced to give up the eleven herbs and spices used in their secret recipe? Don't laugh, it may happen someday. I'm no fan of Microsoft, but can't people just create something better? Sure, there are anti-trust laws, but whatever happened to beating someone in the market by creating a better product? Years back, Netscape tried to sue Microsoft because they felt their browser was unfairly marketed since it came with the system. Today, Mozilla is proving Netscape dead wrong and is almost 20% of all browsers while Microsoft is down to almost 60%. It's a sad day when the lawyers are writing better code than the developers.