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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.
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| [...]
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| 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.
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| Microsoft appealed against the decision but lost its case | in 2007.
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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.
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| 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.
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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.
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| Access to interoperability information will be "subject to
| no more than a nominal upfront fee" - this issue
| particularly irking the open source community.
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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.
|
| [...]
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| 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.
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| Ms. Kroes' five-year term ends in a month, unless it is
| renewed or extended.
|
| [...]
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| 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.
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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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