Microsoft may have made a mistake by settling antitrust charges with the European Union last year after losing an EU court ruling. The software maker didn't know it was one vote away from winning. Judges voted 7-6 against Microsoft on Sept. 17, 2007, according to two people with direct knowledge of the outcome. They declined to be identified because EU court votes are confidential.

Read the complete story here.

Microsoft may have made a mistake by settling antitrust charges with the European Union last year after losing an EU court ruling. The software maker didn't know it was one vote away from winning. Judges voted 7-6 against Microsoft on Sept. 17, 2007, according to two people with direct knowledge of the outcome. They declined to be identified because EU court votes are confidential. Read the complete story here. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=abfQ7jO7DBoc&refer=home

antitrust?

Sep 06, 2008 04:46     

if I recall this was about Windows media player being "included" in windows XP. media player is an integral part of windows, just like Internet Explorer is part of Windows explorer. people know there are free alternatives. it's not like Linux distro's don't come with media players included, or Mac OS. as a citizen of the EU, I can honestly say this is another display of the European Union screwing corporations over just to look powerful. Microsoft isn't the first company they tried to screw over and it certainly won't be the last.

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Sep 06, 2008 19:01     

I think the problem with Windows Media Player is not in the fact that Microsoft distribute it as an integral part. The problem is that usually they will tie it pretty much to the system and will make so that no other player could have the same functionality. It's a good idea to force them to have copies that do not have the player included so that they will pay attention how would you access media. I'm not sure though that the result was attained as no one really bought the cut version of the Windows OS.

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don't see no anti trust problem.

Sep 08, 2008 08:37     

anti trust is only a problem when people is the monopoly and can raise their price at will.. I don't see a anti trust problem when the software is given out for FREE!!! I don't care if it stiff competition...it's free...
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