____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 18 December 2007 16:07 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Domino: The Netherlands
>>
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>>| It is hard to believe, but Heise reports that Microsoft was threatening the
>>| Dutch government to sue it before the European Court of Juctice which would
>>| be a competition case.
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>> http://www.noooxml.org/forum/t-31230/domino:the-netherlands
>>
>> Like a disgraceful abusive monopoly. Classic.
>
> A sign of a desperate, failing, company? No sane person would sue their
> own customers. The only other market place where this happens is the
> RIAA/MPAA, who also have a failing business model.
Remember that Microsoft has lost over half of its cash piles in the past 2
years. Nobody wants Vista and Office 2007 and other business units (XBox/Zune
in entertainment, Windows Mobile) lose a lot of money. The whole forced
upgrades idea works too badly when it comes to revenue, especially if it takes
5 years for a new product to come and it's actually a step back. That explains
Microsoft's Google envy (subscription/ad-sponsored software).
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