__/ [ High Plains Thumper ] on Tuesday 19 December 2006 03:42 \__
> This is but a small snippet of anti-competitive measures by
> the incumbent. If one does a search on "lindows microsoft
> robertson", will find a wealth of information.
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/11/27/microsoft_plays_hardba
> ll_with_dutch/
>
> or http://tinyurl.com/yxhhwy
>
> | Microsoft plays hardball with Dutch Lindows resellers
> | Who you gonna call? Michael Robertson!
> | By Jan Libbenga
> | Published Thursday 27th November 2003 12:36 GMT
>
> | "It is another example of Microsoft attempting to eradicate
> | all competition through any means," Robertson told his
> | resellers. "While they say they invite competition, behind
> | the scenes they seem willing to take any actions -
> | including blatant extortion - to squash competition.'
> | Robertson CC'ed his reaction to a representative of EU
> | commission investigating MS's anti-competitive behavior in
> | Europe.
>
> IMHO, it was actions like this that lead up to EU judgement
> against Microsoft.
I thought they had paid to have the name change (i.e. the brand crippled).
It's a bit like paying competitors to step down...
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