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The History of Microsoft's Anti-Competitive Behavior

Posted by Soulskill on from the earning-a-reputation dept.

jabjoe writes "Groklaw is highlighting a new document from the European Committee for Interoperable Systems (PDF) about the history of Microsoft's anti-competitive behavior. Quoting: 'ECIS has written it in support of the EU Commission's recent preliminary findings, on January 15, 2009, that Microsoft violated antitrust law by tying IE to Windows. It is, to the best of my knowledge, the first time that the issue of Microsoft's patent threats against Linux have been framed in a context of anti-competitive conduct.' The report itself contains interesting quotes, like this one from Microsoft's Thomas Reardon: '[W]e should just quietly grow j++ share and assume that people will take more advantage of our classes without ever realizing they are building win32-only java apps.' It also has the Gates 1998 Deposition."

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  1. Re:And now for the cloud by Burkin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Posted Anonymously for a reason.

    Fear of a chair to the head?

  2. Microsoft Anti-Competitive Dalek malfunctions! by MrKaos · · Score: 1, Funny
    If you read the words after 'Microsoft's' down it sounds like a malfunctioning Dalek:

    Campaign Anticompetitive Retaliation Organized Elimination Deceptive Elimination Attempts Elimination Campaign Failure Campaign Ongoing -Exxxttteeeerrrmmmmmiiiinnnaaattteeee!!!!

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    My ism, it's full of beliefs.
  3. Re:still better than the jews by causality · · Score: 1, Funny

    whoah! I think someone needs a nap.

    You fed the troll. Why would you do that?

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    It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. - Einstein
  4. Re:Stacker / DBLSpace / Lawsuit by awshidahak · · Score: 3, Funny

    Remember in 1989 the Stacker disk compression fiaso?

    I wasn't around slashdot back then you insensitive clod!

  5. Microsoft Monopoly Board Game! by MrKaos · · Score: 4, Funny
    Come to think of it this is a great idea for a board game, we could call it M$ Monopoly. Goes like this:

    Everyone get's to be their own Microsoft. Instead of "GO!" you would have "START!", instead of "Jail" you would have "Court" and you would actually get to use goto's. Instead of Money you would have 'Bills' and instead of a dice you would throw little chairs.

    The person with the most money get's paid by every other player. When you land on someone else's property, you get to sue them if you have more money or visa-versa. To win the game you are involved in the most lawsuits and have all the money.

    I know exactly what photos would be on the front.

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    My ism, it's full of beliefs.
  6. Re:Companies as competing Organisms by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "This is especially true when survival is at stake."

    Jeez, so Bill Gates' *survival* was at stake. I never realized. Now I know Netscape was out to kill him I don't feel so bad about what he did or the lies he told the court.