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Did Microsoft get lucky in Europe?

Did Microsoft get lucky in Europe?Who said that?I thought I'd read many times in here that the EU is Microsofts biggest market. That sounds like a pretty strong demand.Dreaming, you must be dreaming,Or are you really lying in bed with Bill. Baby, he takes you in his arms, and though...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales force management, Microsoft Corp., commission, Microsoft Windows Vista, Heaton-Harris, Microsoft Windows XP, small business, Commision

Discussion threads 2006-10-16

Microsoft faces next deadline in EU antitrust case

Microsoft faces next deadline in EU antitrust caseMicrosoft faces next deadline in EU antitrust caseWhat were the names of the morems that stated that Microsoft was being compliant with the EU ?Anyone know ?Message has been deleted.There is no sympathy for criminals !Why would anyone with a clue have sympathy...

Tags: Commision, Microsoft Corp., EU antitrust case, EU Antitrust

Discussion threads 2006-02-13

EU takes aim at Intel favoritism--again

EU takes aim at Intel favoritism--againIf thems the rules...I have to wonder, though, why EU members would agree to such an intrusive rule. These are sovereign states which ought to have the privilege of choosing vendors in accordance with their own rules.The commision is turning the EU into a...

Tags: commision, U.S. Government, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-10-13

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Is MySQL an "albatross" around the neck of Larry Ellison?

The EC is CLUELESSAbsolutely NOTHING changes about MySQL or its license open source with the buy out.infiltrated M$ agents are obfuscating this issueThe MySql should be a slam dunk, but M$ agents are feeding false information to the commision to harm OSS.Are you sure about that?MySql (and of course SUN...

Tags: Databases, MySQL, open source, Larry Ellison, Microsoft Corp., agent

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

EU showdown over Oracle-Sun; Objections seem imminent

Oracle should expose the M$ agents in the commision and then it should file a lawsuit in the US against M$ for criminal interference to a US approved deal.The more you post...The less you make sense... please go back to the "Asile du Pingouin" institution to get your medication EU...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Sun cuts 3,000 jobs as Oracle takeover twists in regulator limbo

the culprits should be called outThis hardship imposed on Sun's employees and stockholders is due to the instigations from the M$ agents infiltrated in the EU commision.Once these agents are exposed and purged, the deal will go through and OSS will prosper again.Your standards are slipping.Usually it's actually somewhat plausible...

Tags: Real estate, job, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

EU shows off emails behind Intel action

I can picture Inhell's defense"I did not send these emails. My computer did!"(Bill Gate$ testifying)....brings back a decade old memories.Will they also show off the emails ...where EC were bribed by lobbyists against Intel?Low level employees making assumptionsand the EU is basing everything off of that?How much lower can the...

Tags: Intel Corp., e-mail, EU Commission

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

Microsoft: European XP and Vista users to get the ballot screen, too

Microsoft posted on its Web site on July 24 the details of its proposal to the European Commision EC designed to settle its browser-bundling antitrust case in Europe, including the fact that Microsoft is planning to distribute the ballot screen to XP and Vista users -- not just Windows 7...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-07-27

Microsoft retail store pitch: Whither PCTV?

Microsoft retail store pitch: Whither PCTV?you won't see M$ stores in EUIf M$ opens a store in EU, the commision will force it to display Linux PCs too and that will be the best thing for FOSS.M$ should better save the $$$ for the lawyers.Guru barmary, you forgot to mention...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., BSOD, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

Adknowledge acquires Smart Rewards: Can virtual cash reinvent online ads?

Adknowledge, the largest online advertising network, today acquired Super Rewards, a fast growing startup that uses virtual cash to engage people with advertisers. The value of the deal was not disclosed. "I'm very excited about the promise of virtual cash," Brett Brewer, president of Adknowledge, told SVW....

Tags: Social Networking, Advertisement, Online Advertising, AdKnowledge, Advertiser, Super Rewards, Virtual Cash, Sales Strategy, Sales, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-07-22

EU wants MSFT to put other browsers in Windows

EU wants MSFT to put other browsers in WindowsThis is war against MSIt is more and more clear, that EU commision is waging undeclared war against US companies, MS and Intel specifically. I think US government should retaliate demanding that for example BMW car must offer customer a choice of...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Windows User, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, MSFT

Discussion threads 2009-06-01

What does Europe have against GPLv3?

What does Europe have against GPLv3?EUGPL is designed for M$EU did the work for M$ to allow them to GPL their code without lame excuses.M$ did not like GPLv3 because they have included copyrighted code from third parties and cross patent agreeements that are incompatible with GPLv3 but allowable under...

Tags: EUGPL, GPLv3, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-24

Europe gets its own GPL

Europe gets its own GPLLinux should take noticeSince none of the world embraces GPL, it's time for the commision to ask Linux to comply with something. They even created the license for Linux, to avoid lame excusesMicrosoft has its own vanity open licensesSo do other companies. The list at OSI...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GPL, Microsoft Corp., Linux

Discussion threads 2009-03-20

Microsoft on the other end of the EC antitrust stick?

Microsoft on the other end of the EC antitrust stick?I would not say that "But the timing is amusing"but rather more towards "not unexpected", and actually quite logical.It is about time. If every other competitor of Microsoft is going to run crying "Anti-Trust" to the EU every other week their...

Tags: Network technology, IBM Corp., EC antitrust, T3, Neelie Kroes, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-21

Open source as industrial policy

Open source as industrial policythe EC patriots will bring M$ downwith the EU commision spearheading the the fight against the M$ beast, Linux will level the field and force M$ to compete on merits.Now is the time to prevent an Apple monopoly[i]"The Commission must do its part," said Kroes. "It...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Apple Inc., open source, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPhone, industrial policy, software

Discussion threads 2008-06-12

Microsoft and Samba finally come to terms over Windows protocols

Microsoft and Samba finally come to terms over Windows protocolsThis is great news for me!As someone who has 2 Linux servers and multiple Windows desktops, Samba is an extremely important part of my home network. While Samba works really well right now with both XP and Vista, this agreement can't...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Peer to peer (P2P), Microsoft Windows, Samba, Microsoft Corp., Windows protocol

Discussion threads 2007-12-20

Microsoft and Samba finally come to terms over Windows protocols

After years of public disagreement over ensuring interoperability between their respective software, Microsoft and Samba have come to terms. And not surprisingly, each vendor is offering quite a different spin on the licensing agreement they unveiled on December 20. It took an intermediary, the Protocol Freedom...

Tags: Samba, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2007-12-20

Why Opera's antitrust complaint against Microsoft is a bad idea

Why Opera's antitrust complaint against Microsoft is a bad ideaPersonally...I think it goes into the same boat as Microsoft whining to the government when the government tried to adopt ODF.Is there a law......somewhere that says a browser has to comply with web standards? If not, how can Opera try to...

Tags: antitrust, government, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera Software ASA, standards, Web browser, Windows N

Discussion threads 2007-12-13

Novell credits Microsoft for soaring Linux sales

Novell credits Microsoft for soaring Linux salesTrueIf Microsoft was out of touch with it's customers they would have been out of business a LONG time ago.And people still say Microsoft isout of touch with it's customers. How many years of major marketshare and hitting the sweetspot will it take...

Tags: UNIX, Sales strategy, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, SuSE, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Novell Inc., sales

Discussion threads 2007-09-28

Sept. 17 ruling on Microsoft's EU antitrust appeal

Sept. 17 ruling on Microsoft's EU antitrust appeala bit late, but the verdict must support the commisionThere is no good reason moral or legal to limit the great work the commision is doing.The court must affirm commision's actions and even add some new restrictions on M$ way of doing bussines.On...

Tags: Government, Microsoft Corp., EU Antitrust Appeal, real justice

Discussion threads 2007-06-05