Also, it was Microsoft which canceled the hearing. They claim it's because of the competition law meeting at the same time, meaning that higher level officials would attend the meeting rather than the hearing.
Furthermore it is extremely arogant. Even the Commissioner was supposed to attend the hearing.
But Microsoft is lying again, because they know very well that these hearing are usually only attended by staff level personell, in addition to the competition commissioner. And the competition commissioner was scheduled to be there until Microsoft canceled.
Why not simply assume the lawyers were not paid or the decision makers are nuts? The Brussels invasion of the Lemmings! You don't request a hearing and then say you don't want one. Even when you changed your mind, the way it was carried out demonstrates public affairs incompetence. With these lobby tactics who needs opponents.
No one has to get the latest Windows7? Oh, yes, because we hate Vista we need to buy Windows7. Nonsense. Hardware prices are going down, and so will software. And here also Linux comes into play. Desktop Linux does not need to become a reality it is just necessary to strategically invest in alternatives. Asus is a perfect example.
The emphasis on the sound argument is strange because this problem is mostly fixed. Of course you always get headaches when you migrate to another sound system, e.g. pulseaudio but this problem is really solved.
Also note the patent propaganda which is a mere joke.
I think there is one thing to consider: The next gaming console generation will be built on an open source platform unless it is from Microsoft. You can basically see the whole Xbox investment as a way to buy market share to prevent that from happening. Of course the software will be proprietary.
"However, I do have a hard time understanding why many Linux Lovers have such a hatred of Windows, and why they continually claim that Linux is better and can do EVERYTHING that Windows can do and more."
- there are indeed some things you can't do. For instance the command shell of Windows is totally useless and the file explorer of Vista does not permit certain meaningful actions.
In a public administration all they need is a browser, a mail client and a word processor, and when you do a mass migration you ensure that all specialised applications become web based. And if the EU needs tool x it can dump 500k on it to get it run.
The point is that this is the EU and it was asked by politicians to investigate a large scale deployment scenario. So they hire the worst consultant to tell them why they should not be progressive as the political leaders demand from the administration.
The point is that Munich is a gigantic success, like operation Overlord in Normandy. You cannot built a bridge head without victims but once it is in place your enemy has a trouble.
Microsoft tries everything to combat them. So the solution is to start even more Linux migration efforts so it becomes imposssible for them to beat Linux migration.
You know the EU-Commissioner for financial regulation is Irish, he was the architect of the Irish tax evasion wonder for high tech companies.
When you buy software from Microsoft in Europe it comes from MIOL (Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited). Ireland is a gigantic tax evasion scam for American software companies which drain European markets including government customers without contributions to our social welfare states.
As one Hungarian said to Ballmer: Give us our money back!
"I almost don't believe that every single tidbit of info on 7 genuinely leaking out. It just has to be deliberate. Lots of mundane details are coming out as "leaks" and I think it's because "leak" sounds more interesting than "announcement"."
There is a difference between warriors and hired guns. Hired judges are of course something very special. I thought Sweden had high standards concerning internet governance?
So what about operating systems? Isn't it dangerous if everyone is using Windows, everyone is using Firefox and so forth. I agree with you on the aspect of reundancy but there is another point, the decentral nature of a net.
Why don't they publish the specification on their servers down in Redmond instead? Do the standard developers have a girl friend in Geneva? Or do they think it is more fun with free beer parties with Mozilla?
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No, it is plain stupidity.
Furthermore it is extremely arogant. Even the Commissioner was supposed to attend the hearing.
Why not simply assume the lawyers were not paid or the decision makers are nuts? The Brussels invasion of the Lemmings! You don't request a hearing and then say you don't want one. Even when you changed your mind, the way it was carried out demonstrates public affairs incompetence. With these lobby tactics who needs opponents.
They will discover that Software may become a national security risk
No one has to get the latest Windows7? Oh, yes, because we hate Vista we need to buy Windows7. Nonsense. Hardware prices are going down, and so will software. And here also Linux comes into play. Desktop Linux does not need to become a reality it is just necessary to strategically invest in alternatives. Asus is a perfect example.
So maybe it is time for lobbying of consumer laws...
The emphasis on the sound argument is strange because this problem is mostly fixed. Of course you always get headaches when you migrate to another sound system, e.g. pulseaudio but this problem is really solved.
Also note the patent propaganda which is a mere joke.
I think there is one thing to consider: The next gaming console generation will be built on an open source platform unless it is from Microsoft. You can basically see the whole Xbox investment as a way to buy market share to prevent that from happening. Of course the software will be proprietary.
"However, I do have a hard time understanding why many Linux Lovers have such a hatred of Windows, and why they continually claim that Linux is better and can do EVERYTHING that Windows can do and more."
- there are indeed some things you can't do. For instance the command shell of Windows is totally useless and the file explorer of Vista does not permit certain meaningful actions.
Yes, but OpenOffice 4 is not "leaked" yet and OpenOffice has no leakage.
Windows 7 is Vista SP2.
but I mean, look at the alternatives. KDE4 is for software nerds what Vista is for Windows users.
Windows 7 is KDE 4.3. It is the Windows/KDE you really wanted.
While user say, no no no no no. KDE 3.5 and WinXP are fine.
The document reveals in one part that the EU uses Linux for tactical reasons.
In a public administration all they need is a browser, a mail client and a word processor, and when you do a mass migration you ensure that all specialised applications become web based. And if the EU needs tool x it can dump 500k on it to get it run.
The point is that this is the EU and it was asked by politicians to investigate a large scale deployment scenario. So they hire the worst consultant to tell them why they should not be progressive as the political leaders demand from the administration.
The point is that Munich is a gigantic success, like operation Overlord in Normandy. You cannot built a bridge head without victims but once it is in place your enemy has a trouble.
Microsoft tries everything to combat them. So the solution is to start even more Linux migration efforts so it becomes imposssible for them to beat Linux migration.
The other point is, it would be great to run Dosbox as a webbrowser plugin.
In fact interference in the inner affairs of foreign nations is inadmissable.
You know the EU-Commissioner for financial regulation is Irish, he was the architect of the Irish tax evasion wonder for high tech companies.
When you buy software from Microsoft in Europe it comes from MIOL (Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited). Ireland is a gigantic tax evasion scam for American software companies which drain European markets including government customers without contributions to our social welfare states.
As one Hungarian said to Ballmer: Give us our money back!
No, that is the fundamentalist view. It is enough to increase the actual likelihood of breaches.
"I almost don't believe that every single tidbit of info on 7 genuinely leaking out. It just has to be deliberate. Lots of mundane details are coming out as "leaks" and I think it's because "leak" sounds more interesting than "announcement"."
Exactly.
But what is wrong about Vista?
I didn't know Win7 was that broken...
Unbelievable, poor Microsoft.
There is a difference between warriors and hired guns. Hired judges are of course something very special. I thought Sweden had high standards concerning internet governance?
So what about operating systems? Isn't it dangerous if everyone is using Windows, everyone is using Firefox and so forth. I agree with you on the aspect of reundancy but there is another point, the decentral nature of a net.
This is why public interoperability policies are so important.
"ECMA" tells it all.
ECMA, you mean the Oooopen XML ISO fast-track scam machine "ECMA International".
Why don't they publish the specification on their servers down in Redmond instead? Do the standard developers have a girl friend in Geneva? Or do they think it is more fun with free beer parties with Mozilla?
And finally, what has the current hugging to do with what goes on in Brussels?
IParthheit?
Here the problem is more IPRED, the laws of the Vivendi wife Janelly Fourtou.