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[News] [Rival] Microsoft Wins Anti-Free Software Agreement in Europe

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] Microsoft Wins Anti-Free Software Agreement in Europe
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:17:15 +0100
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EU consults on Microsoft pledges

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| The European Union has begun an investigation to determine 
| whether Microsoft is upholding pledges to curb anti-
| competitive practices.
|
| [...]
| 
| The company was also told to give rivals more information 
| about how Windows works, so they could make their own 
| software integrate better with the operating system.
| 
| Microsoft appealed against the decision but lost its case | in 2007. 
`----

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8294587.stm

Microsoft's browser ballot bodge gets the nod

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| Microsoft is a step nearer to settling a large part of its 
| ongoing disagreements with the European Commission - the 
| regulators have agreed to market-test Microsoft's 
| suggested solution to browser bundling.
| 
| The software giant offered to include a ballot screen 
| which would show users a choice of possible browsers when 
| a machine is first booted up.
`----

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/07/microsoft_browser_commission/

Microsoft makes changes to browser ballot screen; user testing to commence

http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=4167

EC forces interop promise out of Microsoft

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| The company promises to support public, open industry 
| standards and document that support.
|
| Access to interoperability information will be "subject to 
| no more than a nominal upfront fee" - this issue 
| particularly irking the open source community.
`----

http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/10/07/interop_microsoft_commission/

Europe clears Windows 7 for takeoff

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/07/windows7_browser/

Microsoft And EU Close To Agreement On Browser Choice

http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/10/07/microsoft-and-eu-close-to-agreement-on-browser-choice

Microsoft-tested browser prosecution snares tech giants

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/07/eolas_browser_microsoft/

EU Commission Announces Market Test of Microsoft Suggestions on Browser Choice, Interoperability 

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| Here's Microsoft's statement, glowing with happiness that 
| their two proposals, with some changes suggested in the 
| last month or so by the EU Commission, have basically been 
| adopted, if the test works out.
| 
| [...]
| 
| Privately enforced? Informal? Meaning we get to pay to sue | Microsoft? The EU Commission washes its hands regarding 
| enforcement? I'm afraid that doesn't sound promising.
| 
| [...]
| 
| Famous last words. A trustful deal with Microsoft. Lordy. 
| The problem isn't that they don't understand. Call me 
| cynical, but I also don't believe she suddenly trusts 
| Microsoft. On what basis? Microsoft's behavior for the 
| last ten years in its dealing with the EU Commission? Puh 
| lease.
| 
| Ms. Kroes' five-year term ends in a month, unless it is 
| renewed or extended.
| 
| [...]
| 
| We've already learned that it is not royalty-free. And I 
| have a question. If you can't patent software as such in 
| Europe, how come the EU Commission allows patent licenses 
| for a fee in Europe?
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20091007105147454

FSFE appeals to European Commissioner Kroes in Microsoft antitrust case

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| The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) has published 
| an open letter addressed to European Commissioner for 
| Competition Neelie Kroes. The letter arises out of the 
| foundation's concern that settling the two Directorate 
| General for Competition cases against Microsoft too 
| hastily could have long-term detrimental effects on the 
| competitiveness of desktop systems. The European 
| Commission is presently investigating the bundling of 
| Internet Explorer (IE) with the Microsoft operating 
| system. Furthermore, the European Committee for 
| Interoperable Systems (ECIS) has complained of Microsoft's 
| reluctance to release important information needed to 
| ensure the compatibility of open source software with 
| Microsoft products.
`----

http://www.h-online.com/open/FSFE-appeals-to-European-Commissioner-Kroes-in-Microsoft-antitrust-case--/news/114410

Microsoft, EU Reach Accord on Antitrust

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| Kroes said she is sure some of Microsoft's rivals will not 
| be satisfied by the new offer. "A number of people are 
| never 100 percent satisfied," she said.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/173253/microsoft_eu_reach_accord_on_antitrust.html


EU and Microsoft reach anti-trust agreement

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| "We are glad that Microsoft and the EC have reached a 
| compromise in which developers are not adversely affected 
| by the removal of code from Windows," said Jonathan Zuck, 
| president of the Association for Competitive Technology.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1557845/eu-microsoft-reach-anti-trust-agreement

"Microsoft: still a bunch of gangsters."

          -- Financial Times Writer, reaction to Microsoft 'open' pledge, 2008

http://fussnotes.typepad.com/plexnex/2008/02/wilcox-watch-bu.html
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