Microsoft Cries for Help in EU Antitrust Case
- By: kidmercury [privmsg - website] On 31st Mar 2006 In
Arguing that the European Commission is being unfair to Microsoft in its antitrust case, Microsoft has asked US diplomats to request that the European Commission and the governments of the 25 countries in the EU "be fair" to Microsoft.
From the New York Times:
The United States government has intervened in Microsoft's antitrust dispute with the European Commission, urging it and the 25 national governments in the European Union to be fair to the company, American diplomats and European officials said on Thursday.
Microsoft has complained frequently in recent months that it has been denied the right to a fair defense in the continuing antitrust case with the European Commission. It has also accused the commission of collaborating with its rivals in the software industry and denying it access to what it contends are vital documents it needs to prepare its defense.
via Slashdot
If I were Microsoft
I'd tell all the people who have issues with my software to stuff it! If you don't want to use my product, don't! Use Linux or Apple. I'd tell them that I was going to put whatever the heck I wanted into my product, and they can take a flying leap if they don't like it.
Exactly
Just to tick off the EU more, MS should hold back releasing their next Windows OS into EU for 6 months to a year. Let them all stew over being left behind for a while.
The United States government
... are the ones who will get more taxes the more sales MS makes.
Eh Claus? Microsoft pays
Eh Claus? Microsoft pays local taxes where it sells products though it's local office. I am sure they are tax optimized too.... the US is probably one of the worst places to pay, apart from perhaps Denmark :-)
>Just to tick off the EU more, MS should hold back releasing their next Windows OS into EU for 6 months to a year. Let them all stew over being left behind for a while.
That would be good for sales :)
LOL
Danish products are sold by Danish OEM-sales + SW resellers, the latter probably bought from MS Ireland I guess. But I wouldn't know. I'm just saying that the US gov has its own reasons to back up MS. I could have mentioned employment as well.
That said, I don't follow all the anti monopoly stuff that's going on in the EU these days. I'm not even 100% sure which MS case this is about - is it the media player? Browser? Something else?
My own opinion? Linux works fine for me, Windows too. No biggie, I use both.
we are dealing with a sore loser...
but it's pretty much the way the whole country behaves these days.
Microsoft to EU Commission - if you don't judge as how we want to be judged, we'll call in the US State Department.
US State Department - do what we say or we'll 1. impose whatever duties we feel like, 2. attack you with our air force, 3. just out and out nuke you.
Bravo for gunboat diplomacy!