Interoperability in the EU -- Will Microsoft Be Split?
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2007-04-24 04:43:33 UTC
- Modified: 2007-04-24 04:43:33 UTC
Novell and Sun Microsystems are mentioned in a series of articles, which could not escape without a comment. There is a
very close tie between these events in Europe and Novell's deal with Microsoft. The interesting headline that catches one's eye was this.
Microsoft Responds as EU Considers Break-Up
"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.
What comes to mind now is
that video which we posed the other day. Therein, Judge Jackson talks about the need to spilt Microsoft.
To finish off, here is food for thought. The Comes vs Microsoft exhibits always bring a gem back to life. This time is no exception. From
Microsoft's own mouth:
"For example, we should take the lead in establishing a common approach to UI and to interoperability (of which OLE is only a part). Our efforts to date are focussed too much on our own apps, and only incidentally on the rest of the industry. We want to own these standards, so we should not participate in standards groups. Rather, we should call 'to me' to the industry and set a standard that works now and is for everyone's benefit. We are large enough that this can work."
Comments
gpl1
2007-04-24 05:05:19
Most sickening to me is that they want the ability to profit from a court decision of them being an illegal monopoly, by selling their "innovative" embraced/extended server protocols and then say that the EU are a bunch of evil, profit-hating commies. Or so goes the discussion on Ars Technica about this news topic right now..
gpl1
2007-04-24 05:05:56
Roy Schestowitz
2007-04-24 05:20:04
On other occasions, I have seen the "us" versus "them" analogy being used to elevate Microsoft on patriotic grounds. I try not to post this in here unless it relates to Novell in one form or another, but it's discussed a lot elsewhere.
___ *I was told that EU and EC are indistinguishable in this particular context as one represents another.
shane
2007-04-24 12:35:49