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Re: Software Pre-bundling Right Upheld?

  • Subject: Re: Software Pre-bundling Right Upheld?
  • From: Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:17:24 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Thursday 13 April 2006 10:30 \__
> 
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>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> __/ [ Robert Newson ] on Monday 27 March 2006 19:57 \__
>>> 
>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>> | Microsoft Corp., appealed on Monday against a South Korean ruling
>>>>> | that it should unbundle its media player and messaging service
>>>>> | from its Windows software.
>>>>> `----
>>>> 
>>>> If MS don't like the rules of the market then they can always pull out...
>>> 
>>> As the EC has showed, they can be softened, once a threat (a valid
>>> alternative such as GNU/Linux) is there.
>>> 
>> 
>> Except they've employed one of the judges who used to sit on the court
>> in order to try to subvert this process in the EU.
>> 
> http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/18/news/international/microsoft.reut/index.htm?section=cnn_tech
> 
> Microsoft can't open Novell files
> 
> My aggregator titles this:
> 
>         "Judge rules against Microsoft in E.U. case"
> 
> They seem to get it right, finally.
> 

Not before time, I think.  It's been interesting watching MS trying to
whip up US government support in order to try to bully the EU.  The
balance of power has shifted so far now, that this is not going to
happen.  Same thing with China... I noted that someone protesting in the
US at the Chinese premier was arrested and was to be charged with
something.  Free for some values of free, I think.

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| Mark Kent   --   mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk  |
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