Monopoly Money
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| The EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes talks to Peter Day about her power and
| influence on takeovers and cartels ... and the benefits to consumers.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/inbusiness/inbusiness.shtml
Related:
Microsoft Responds as EU Considers Break-Up
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| "It could be reasonable to draw the conclusion that behavioral remedies
| are ineffective and that a structural remedy is warranted," Kroes
| stated. While it may strike many as odd that the European Union
| could order a company located in the United States to split up or
| otherwise modify its structure, Kroes noted the possibility of
| such remedies is specifically mentioned in EU antitrust law.
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http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Responds_as_EU_Considers_BreakUp/1177353952
Solving the Microsoft doldrums
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| Commentary: Time to break up a company with too many balls in the air
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| [...]
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| Microsoft worries less about Asia, since it has allowed rampant piracy
| of its products to continue unabated. In this case, piracy is a
| weapon against Linux and open source. But where's the profit in
| this defensive measure?
|
| [...]
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| I have always believed that the best thing for Microsoft to do is break
| itself up into three or maybe four separate companies, and go from there. It
| has distinct mini-corporations within the structure already.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/john-dvoraks-second-opinion-time/story.aspx?guid=%7BAE94D3EC-D464-4F1B-8AC2-0B8FE9C7E5B0%7D&dist=hplatest#023261080932664657947
http://tinyurl.com/2o3vc2
EU warned to be careful on any Microsoft break-up
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| The European Commission, Europe's top antitrust regulator, has never
| broken up a company for abusing its market dominance, although it
| has required major divestments by firms seeking permission to merge.
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| The former U.S. official and other legal experts say the EU executive
| could theoretically impose such a solution on Microsoft as the price
| of doing business in Europe.
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http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20070508:MTFH74076_2007-05-08_10-08-57_L03505992&type=comktNews&rpc=44
http://tinyurl.com/ywrzex
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
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