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Story: Rivals hit Microsoft with new EC complaint

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While I do not agree with many of Microsoft practices, it must be accepted that it is a commercial organisation that has developed the world's most successful operating system and a host of programmes that run on it.
I consider that when Msoft introduces a new or improved programme it is fully entitled to keep secret the source programming, although perhaps there should be universal legislation to cover ALL programming that after, say, three years the source code ceases to be intellectual property.
But such legislation would, of course, necessarily include all electronic data sources such as music and video !!!!

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