I wonder why the government does not become active. I think MS misuses its markt-dominating position with their patent threats. Linux only brakes several MS-patents because it wants to support several crappy standards of MS which a lot of people use (like.NET, Word-DOC, Win32, fat,...). Those standards are not very innovative but exists mainly because of MS's monopoly.
Windows is the case of a monopoly supported by the government since
Even Non-Windows users are forced to indirectly pay to MS.
Also Copy-Protection laws also support Windows since this OS is the only one to play
Blue-Ray-Discs legally (or DRM).
Furthermore the German Government practically requires the people to make their income tax
declaration using a Windows software.
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I wonder why the government does not become active. I think MS misuses its markt-dominating position with their patent threats. Linux only brakes several MS-patents because it wants to support several crappy standards of MS which a lot of people use (like .NET, Word-DOC, Win32, fat,...). Those standards are not very innovative but exists mainly because of MS's monopoly.
Windows is the case of a monopoly supported by the government since Even Non-Windows users are forced to indirectly pay to MS. Also Copy-Protection laws also support Windows since this OS is the only one to play Blue-Ray-Discs legally (or DRM). Furthermore the German Government practically requires the people to make their income tax declaration using a Windows software.