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Mozilla To Join EU Suit Against Microsoft

CWmike writes "The European Commission (EC) has granted Mozilla the right to join its antitrust case against Microsoft, a spokesman said Monday. If the charges stick, Microsoft could be forced to change the way it distributes IE, as well as pay a fine for monopoly abuse. Mitchell Baker, Mozilla's chairperson, said in a blog over the weekend that there isn't 'the single smallest iota of doubt' that Microsoft's tying of IE to Windows 'harms competition between web browsers, undermines product innovation and ultimately reduces consumer choice.'"

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  1. IE by Chabo · · Score: 3, Funny

    that there isn't 'the single smallest iota of doubt' that Microsoft... 'harms competition between web browsers, undermines product innovation and ultimately reduces consumer choice.'

    I agree. They never should've made IE for OSX.

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  2. I think MS should stop bundling paint.exe... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    It takes away from Gimp downloads.

  3. Re:How, exactly?!? by chrismsummers · · Score: 2, Funny

    And how exactly are the grandmas supposed to get wget for Windows?

  4. Re:How, exactly?!? by quickOnTheUptake · · Score: 4, Funny

    How would downloading the linux version help a windows user?

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  5. Re:How, exactly?!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I don't want MS bundling their ftp program with their operating system! /sarcasm

  6. Re:How, exactly?!? by Rhone · · Score: 3, Funny

    Easy: wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/wget-1.11.4-1-setup.exe