Microsoft Says that people will be allowed to use Google

Is that what M$ is saying?

Have we heard THAT before?

I especially like this:

Earlier this month, the European Commission fined Microsoft 280.5 million euros ($356.6 million) for failing to comply with EU competitiveness requirements.

Don Dodge from Microsoft has a post related to this about MSFT's 12 principles to promote competition.

Pundits will argue that Microsoft could have saved itself decades of lawsuits, antitrust actions, and billions of dollars in settlements if these principles were adopted 20 years ago. They may be right about that, but put in the same position they probably would have made the same decisons that Microsoft execs did years ago. Others will sneer that this is just a PR move and there is no real substance here. I disagree. Microsoft has changed dramatically. Microsoft is already living these principles today, and has committed to honoring them in the future.

just more talk from MSFT?

What a wonderful puff piece, designed solely to garner press interest for their new 'transparent' nature.

HEY...WE'RE NOT ANTI-COMPETITIVE! PLEASE DON'T FINE US!

It seems people just can't get off the M$ crack pipe. As much as everyone is complaining about the evil empire I know that most will be using Vista when it finally gets out of testing. That's why I (a Linux user) bought some MS stock.

I know that most will be using Vista when it finally gets out of testing

We're using Google too, and we still bitch it right ?

How can one complain, if he didn't used/experienced that particular issue ?