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Microsoft offer inadequate - industry group ECIS
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| An improved offer by Microsoft (MSFT.O)
| to settle the antitrust concerns of
| European Union regulators fails to
| tackle many issues, industry group ECIS
| said on Wednesday.
|
| "ECIS notes that the settlement does not
| appear to deal with the inadequacies of
| Microsoft's standards compliance, unfair
| pricing practices or other concerns
| related to patent abuse or standards
| manipulation," the group said in a
| statement.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSBRU01009020091007
Microsoft offer inadequate - industry group ECIS
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/10/07/afx6974695.html
Modest changes needed to Microsoft offer - Opera
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| An improved offer by Microsoft (MSFT.O)
| to settle the antitrust concerns of
| European Union regulators needs to be
| tweaked to make it more effective,
| Norwegian browser maker Opera (OPERA.OL)
| said on Wednesday.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSBRU01009120091007
Recent:
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.
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http://www.h-online.com/open/FSFE-appeals-to-European-Commissioner-Kroes-in-Microsoft-antitrust-case--/news/114410
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