Slashdot Mirror
Microsoft Complains About Google's Monopoly Abuse
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Frustrated at the FTC's blessing of the Google/Doubleclick merger, Microsoft is complaining to the EU. Its latest filings detail how the merger would give Google a stranglehold on the advertising industry. While these complaints aren't new, the diagram [PDF] Microsoft created gives you an interesting look at the sort of competition Microsoft fears from Google."
you should visit the guy in fohootville. he will give you a lesson in slashdot trolling
Microsoft could defeat Google in this arena by bundling Firefox+Adblock with their operating system :)
Software patents delenda est.
...Microsoft recently acquired the copyright on monopolies and is demanding royalty payments.
Microsoft Complains About Google's Monopoly Abuse
Of course, the monopoly being abused here is Microsoft.
So instead of complaining why don't they sort out their own tarnished image and produce a good alternative?
Yeah, when I noticed that, I promptly closed the PDF after reading the first three pages. ;-)
Beware: In C++, your friends can see your privates!
or
"Merging disk partitions and formats in a way that keeps people stupid (c:) cool" ?
But your point is well taken.
Can't let the bugbear-as-messenger become a distractor, for all the idea of "shooting the messenger" never seemed more appropriate.
Get thee glass eyes, and, like a scurvy politician, seem to see things thou dost not.--King Lear