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Google Joins EU Antitrust Case Against Microsoft

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the sure-why-not dept.

gubm writes "Google said it wants to help the European Commission prove its antitrust charges against Microsoft regarding the bundling of the Internet Explorer browser with Windows."

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  1. Re:Why? by Teun · · Score: 4, Interesting

    1. What does Google have to do with it?

    They market their own browser?

    2. The browser wars are basically over (the monopoly stage, that is). Everyone and their dog has heard about firefox by now, and how good it is.

    Then why is IE still by far the most used browser?
    Exactly, because it's bundled and because a lot of people wouldn't know how to get on the net without it unless they're offered a 1-click option.

    If it was up to me I'd still insist on unbundling of IE.
    It is sufficiently documented when IE suddenly, and for MS conveniently, became 'part of the OS', no doubt to take away traction from the then running court case.

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  2. Re:Nothing new by TheLinuxSRC · · Score: 5, Interesting

    And it is not as if MS didn't interfere in hearings about the Google/Yahoo deal either.

  3. insert sardonic snort ... by viralMeme · · Score: 4, Interesting

    'Google, Yahoo, IAC, AOL, and Lycos -- the major Internet search companies other than Microsoft -- on Wednesday filed a motion to compel the Software Rights Archive (SRA) to reveal who is behind its 2-year-old patent lawsuit against them'

    'Microsoft today argued that US House and Senate Judiciary Committees that the proposed Google/Yahoo deal, claiming that Yahoo's agreement to support ads through a non-exclusive deal is anti-competitive and would allegedly hurt innovation'