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Microsoft Under Third EU Investigation for OOXML

The Wall Street Journal and Information Week reported this morning that EU regulators have announced a third investigation into Microsoft's conduct on the desktop. This latest action demonstrates that while the EU has settled the case against Microsoft that ran for almost a decade, it remains as suspicious as ever regarding the software vendor's conduct, notwithstanding Microsoft's less combative stance in recent years. The news can be found in a story reported by Charles Forelle bylined in Brussells this morning. According to the Journal, the investigation will focus on whether Microsoft 'violated antitrust laws during a struggle last year to ratify its Office software file format as an international standard.' The article also says that the regulators are 'stepping up scrutiny of the issue.'

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  1. Silly Europeans by Miguel+de+Icaza · · Score: 4, Funny

    MSOOXML.NET is the future

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  2. Compassion by QuickFox · · Score: 5, Funny

    Poor Microsoft, always under attack from all sides. How is the poor little thing to survive? Won't someone please think of the corporation?

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  3. Pythonic by Stanistani · · Score: 5, Funny

    No one expects the Flemish Inquisition!

    Our two weapons are surprise, chocolate, and sprouts!

  4. Three! by geekoid · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are three weapons are surprise, chocolate, sprouts, and Van Damme!

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  5. The THIRD investigation? by Colin+Smith · · Score: 3, Funny

    They must be absolutely TERRIFIED now!

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  6. uh-huh by RelliK · · Score: 4, Funny

    EU suggested that microsoft bribe standards bodies to buy votes in favour of OOXML?

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  7. Re:no sarcasm intended. by Kjella · · Score: 4, Funny

    They are using standard buisiness practices (...) They used practically every dirty trick in the book! <cynic>I fail to see the contradiction...</cynic>
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