Analysts split over Vista launch date
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| A delay for Vista now would be convenient for Microsoft, Gartner
| analyst David Mitchell-Smith argued, because "when people start
| complaining about the delay, Microsoft can reasonably say 'don't
| blame us' and point the finger at the EC."
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6123316.html
That's precisely what was argued here in c.o.l.a. several months ago when
sockpuppets were used to pressure the EC (among other anti-EC steps). This
seems to become a political issue, as well as a technical one.
EU official joins consultancy serving Microsoft
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| A European Commission official originally chosen to lead its
| antitrust case against Microsoft left on Friday last week to work
| for a consultancy that has the software firm as a client, a
| spokesman said.
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http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?view=CN&storyID=2006-10-03T134311Z_01_L03693228_RTRIDST_0_TECH-MICROSOFT-OFFICIAL.XML&rpc=66&type=qcna
http://tinyurl.com/h47g3
US ambassador to the EU was former Microsoft lobbyist
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| Before C. Boyden Gray was named as George Bush's number one
| person in Europe, he was a lawyer lobbying on behalf of
| Microsoft.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34706
US politicians go to bat for Microsoft
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/26/microsoft_eu_political_lobbying/
Vista hit by EC fears and McAfee ire
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| But the Commission is now concerned about encryption
| technology and handwriting recognition which are included
| in the release. The Commission is concerned the development
| could put Microsoft back in bundling territory, according
| to the FT.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/02/mcafee_disses_ms/
EU's Kroes denies vendetta against Microsoft
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| BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust chief Neelie Kroes on Tuesday
| rejected an accusation she was pursuing a vendetta against U.S.
| software giant Microsoft Corp. and suspected a "coordinated
| campaign" to discredit her agency.
|
| [...]
|
| Kroes was responding to a letter published by the newspaper
| from a Microsoft business partner who accused the EU Commission
| of "playing games" with Microsoft by raising concerns over its
| Vista operating system that could delay its launch in Europe.
|
| "There appears to be a coordinated campaign to portray the
| Commission in a negative light," she said...
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http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/060919/microsoft_eu.html?.v=3
US ambassador to the EU was former Microsoft lobbyist
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| Before C. Boyden Gray was named as George Bush's number one
| person in Europe, he was a lawyer lobbying on behalf of
| Microsoft.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34706
Microsoft Hard-Balling EU Over Vista
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| "This is part of the negotiating strategy," a person
| familiar with the situation told internetnews.com. "They're
| in a public relations battle."
|
| Microsoft made the same threat to South Korean regulators,
| but did not follow through when they lost that battle.
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http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3631041
Vista launch to add 100,000 Europe IT jobs: study
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| The study, conducted by research firm IDC and commissioned by
| Microsoft, said Windows Vista will be installed on over 30
| million personal computers in Denmark, France, Germany,
| Poland, Spain and United Kingdom within the first year of
| shipment.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060914/tc_nm/microsoft_study_dc
But, but, but....
IDC pronounces Linux unimportant to European economy
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34542
Meanshile in the US:
Changing the Report, After the Vote
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| That agreement was nearly imperiled last weekend, though.
| Gerri Elliott, corporate vice president at Microsoft's
| Worldwide Public Sector division, sent an e-mail message to
| fellow commissioners Friday evening saying that she "vigorously"
| objected to a paragraph in which the panel embraced and encouraged
| the development of open source software and open content projects
| in higher education.
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http://insidehighered.com/news/2006/09/01/commission
Feds seek formal extension of Microsoft antitrust deal
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| The U.S. Department of Justice and Microsoft on Wednesday
| filed a formal application for a two-year extension of portions
| of their landmark antitrust settlement, with the possibility
| of stretching it until 2012.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6111240.html
It doesn't seem like the US is worried as long as Microsoft squeezes money
out of the entire world.
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