Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 17th Sep 2007 15:17 UTC, submitted by Rahul
Microsoft suffered a stunning defeat on Monday when a European Union court backed a European Commission ruling that the US software giant illegally abused its market power to crush competitors. The European Union's second-highest court dismissed the company's appeal on all substantive points of the 2004 antitrustruling. The court said Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, was unjustified in tying new applications to its Windows operating system in a way that harmed consumer choice. The verdict, which may be appealed only on points of law and not of fact, could force Microsoft to change its business practices.
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2006-07-04
How am I "avoiding the point"? You said that Microsoft's illegal activities put the industry back by 10 years, and that in itself deserved a "slapdown". But you provided no supporting evidence other than, "That's what my friends said". Since you provided no points for me to refute, I argued against what I could. That the Unix guys stagnated IT industry to a far greater extent than Microsoft ever did. If Microsoft deserves a "slapdown" for holding the industry back ten years (which I don't buy for a second; in fact the opposite could be argued), then what do the Unix vendors deserve?
If you present explicit evidence of Microsoft holding the industry back by 10 years through illegal action, then we can talk about it. But don't just say, "My friends said so-and-so", then claim that I'm avoiding the point.
Edited 2007-09-19 21:17