____/ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Wednesday 04 June 2008 17:10 : \____
> <Quote>
> The EC is already investigating claims that Microsoft abused its
> market-leading position in the application suite business by not
> providing competitors the technical information they needed to craft
> software that worked smoothly with Office....
>
> EU regulators said that their investigation would continue with an eye
> on Microsoft's proposed ODF support...
>
> ODF Alliance [says]: "The proof will be whether and when Microsoft's
> promised support for ODF is on par with its support for its own
> format. Governments will be looking for actual results, not promises
> in press releases.
> </Quote>
>
> http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=101579
Microsoft has just bought a lobbyist to fight the EU. He comes from Malta, I
think, and {He Knows People}^TM, based on some googling.
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