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Story: EU court crushes Microsoft's antitrust appeal

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It's about leveling the playing field

The antitrust case has been upheld because Microsoft could not defend its position within competition law laid down within the EU. Its about trying to provide a more level playing field within an industry where there are monopoly players. The only reason Microsoft withhold interoperability protocols is to protect it's monopoly position because other protocols exist which are openly available which do the same thing. When all is said, if Microsoft produce the best product people will buy it and thats a good thing. If people have to buy their product because no one else can produce an alternative, only because interoperability protocols are kept secret, then thats a bad thing.

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