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Story: Microsoft's antitrust concessions are 'pointless'
Posted by: noJ (Wednesday 5 October 2005, 8:03 PM)
Quoting from the (clueless) Jon:
"The world was never going to accept multiple video recorder format and in the end it wont accept multple OS's."
VHS is an open format. Easy for manufacturers to create compatible systems.
Microsoft's protocols are closed propriety formats. Very difficult for non-MS software developers to create compatible systems. Maybe if MS protocol become open like VHS, then maybe world accept Microsoft protocol.
Full Talkback thread
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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If they were so innovative, how come all... Anonymous -
Com'on,
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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It stands to reason that the EU has no clue yet as... Arthur B.
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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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As previously quoted
"It seem... Jon
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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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Quoting from the (clueless) Jon:
"The world was ne... noJ
