On Jun 4, 12:16 pm, bbgruff <bbgr...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> > ____/ ness...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Wednesday 04 June 2008 17:10 : \____
>
> >> <Quote>
> >> The EC is already investigating claims that Microsoft abused its
> >> market-leading position in the application suite business by not
> >> providing competitors the technical information they needed to craft
> >> software that worked smoothly with Office....
>
> >> EU regulators said that their investigation would continue with an eye
> >> on Microsoft's proposed ODF support...
>
> >> ODF Alliance [says]: "The proof will be whether and when Microsoft's
> >> promised support for ODF is on par with its support for its own
> >> format. Governments will be looking for actual results, not promises
> >> in press releases.
> >> </Quote>
>
> >>http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=101579
>
> > Microsoft has just bought a lobbyist to fight the EU. He comes from Malta, I
> > think, and {He Knows People}^TM, based on some googling.
>
> http://www.eucommittee.be/Press/2007/JohnVassalloNewChair.pdf
>
> Is that the guy?
Yes, groklaw has some info on him.
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