__/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Tuesday 25 July 2006 16:49 \__
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> For Microsoft historians who've kept tabs on Microsoft's dealings with
> its PC and software partners during the past decade, the words
> "Microsoft" and "principle" make strange bedfellows....
>
> That's all [the DOJ case] ancient history, company officials insist.
> Microsoft has learned its lesson. To prove it, the Redmond software
> maker issued this week 12 "new" tenets, or guiding principles, that
> Microsoft officials are claiming will insure the company will play
> nicer with its partners and customers.
>
> Company officials issued these principles - a week after it was fined
> $357 million by the European Commission for failing to play nice, by
> the way - in order to "promote competitive opportunities and
> otherwise enhance the appeal of Windows to developers and users."
>
> I have to agree with Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox: There is
> next-to-nothing new in these "new" tenets. The majority are
> restatements of promises and commitments that Microsoft has been
> required to make under terms of previous antitrust settlements.
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> http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,2180,1991877,00.asp
I suspect, although I am not sure, that Mary used to be very critical of
Microsoft (Much like Tor of GoogleWatch). In the past year or so she has
been very cocky towards Microsoft. I not only considered unsubscribing, but
I also suspect that she gets paid for her opinions (much as Microsoft did
with Robert Scoble). She seems to have become a shill as she defends the
company rather than serve as a 'watcher', when controversies arise in
particular.
Let's not forget the the 12 tenets are an admission of guilt. These also
prove that the fines are nowhere near enough of a punishment for black money
that has accumulated over the years/decades, owing to black hat business
practices.
With kind regards,
Roy
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