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Story: Microsoft's antitrust concessions are 'pointless'
Posted by: Arthur B. (Friday 15 July 2005, 12:47 AM)
It stands to reason that the EU has no clue yet as to how to make a convicted monopolist behave according to EU laws.
As such I would hope that the EU will act accordingly.
What's at stake is how the EU would like the IT markets to operate. The Lisbon act comes to mind. Dare the EU hope that the Lisbon act will become reallity while a convincted monopolist is still on the loose and playing the game by its own rules? I hope the EU is not that stupid.
Given that this has been going on for years now the next, quick, action in my mind would be a ruling that will make perfectly clear that either things are done as intented of very rigerous punishment will follow swiftly.
It's either put up or shut up. Both ways. If you catch my drift. Three strikes and you're out is the kind of attitude I'm looking for. If you're not willing to play the game by the rules then by all means leave. Plenty of companies out there willing and able to fill up the gap quicker then you can say: Lisbon act.
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Story: Microsoft's antitrust concessions are 'pointless'
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Please tell me why Microsoft should give these par... Rod S. -
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What MS is doing is a joke. They... Bryan M. Chesmer -
To Rod S,
You are criticising the only group of pe... jc
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Stalling tactics are contempt of court and should... Olav Petri
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1) Where is is written that open source IS the bes... Rod S.
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Rod S. is most probably a MCSE, who is scared... Ronald Trip
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You can own an idea. You can own the fir... Rod S.
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Agree EU should get out of the way... Jon
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In response to Rod; you seem to con... Anonymous
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You cannot own an idea, so it is wrong to talk abo... M. Holder
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No Jon, the game needs to be played by certain rul... Arthur B.
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Who says the cost of software is high?, gener... Jon
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@ All advocates of ms and other monopoli... Q_Sourceror
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Without a common operating system i... Jon
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Dear Jon & All Other Readers,... Q_Sourceror
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Jon,
You really do have very l... Keith Milner
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To MS users, who do actual IT... Chin Teongli
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@ Jon & others who, how exceptional !, really have... Q_Sourceror
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