Microsoft Beat Down... Finally!

Okay, here's the weird thing about Microsoft. They claim they're all about competition. But they'll fight tooth and nail to compete on unfair grounds. At last some governing body is showing enough balls to beat them down. Not that it will matter much... except maybe in the future. (See Motley Fool Story for details)...

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"The headlines have been fairly breathless: A judge in the European Union dimmed chances of further negotiations between Microsoft and European Commission regulators about the demand that the software giant offer its Windows operating system without other functions bundled in, most notably the program that plays music and video streams. The argument is that bundling in peripheral products to Windows provides Microsoft with an unfair advantage over other companies such as RealNetworks. "

"What's most important here is that the loss... presents a legal precedent for the EU to act on future products and enhancements Microsoft may wish to bundle into Windows or other operating systems. Should Microsoft go after Google, or Adobe's Acrobat software, or antivirus software in competition with McAfee by bundling them into Windows, it will likely have to look over its shoulder at the potential for further action by the EU. "

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