The European Commission said on Wednesday it told Microsoft that it had competition worries about the firm's new operating system, Vista, another antitrust concern that the software giant must answer in Europe. "We are concerned about the possibility that the next Vista operating system will include various elements which are currently available separately from Microsoft or other companies," Commission spokesman Jonathan Todd said. More here. My take: Enough already. Seriously.
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Better user experience?Do you honestly believe that Windows is the best OS for every computer user?Yet almost all OEMs supply Windows and nothing else.The least the EU can do is get at least 1 OEM to offer systems that dual-boot Windows and another OS,like Linux or SkyOS.I'm not saying they should take things to the extreme,but computer users need a choice.
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Computer users need a choice? I have a choice. I use Linux on most of my machines. I don't want to pay for Windows when I will just erase it, so guess what I do? I will either build my own machine or buy one without an operating system on it. Then I will download my OS of choice and install it. If you don't want Windows, don't buy Dell/Gateway/HP desktops. Buy from a company that doesn't force you to use Windows. There are plenty of smaller companies that offer such products, so don't give me that "users need a choice" nonsense. They already have a choice.
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until one can install a competing OS alongside windows without loosing any discounts from microsoft, it isn't enough.
One has been able to do so for a long, long time. This is just the vindictive EU punishing Microsoft for creating a better user experience.