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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

Skype strikes deal with Nokia

Skype strikes deal with Nokiaabout timegeez... how far behind europe do we need to be?take a look at the skype only cell phones that are available in the uk for at least a year now. fibre optic lines installed 10 years before the usa got them. does this mean...

Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-02-17

Judge blocks Microsoft 'end-run' in EU antitrust case

Judge blocks Microsoft 'end-run' in EU antitrust caseSubmit and admityour defeat in court. Abide by the very simple request for the documentation for undocumented API's and it will all go away. Fight a losing fight and well... it's fun watching Microsoft finally feel the pain it has inflicted on others...

Tags: Linux, Linux User, Microsoft Corp., EU Commission

Discussion threads 2006-04-21

The European patent saga drags on

The European patent saga drags onEU software directiveThe EU commission answers to nobody so it would be hard to embarass somebody that can declare your comments illegal and arest you for them.Yes and noIt's true that the EU Commission is not directly elected. But it does represent the member governments....

Tags: EU Commission

Discussion threads 2005-03-01

Microsoft set to appeal EU ruling

Microsoft set to appeal EU rulingThis is about as stupid as it gets.The fine is less than 1% of cash on hand. Any idiot could tell you that seperating Media Player would take about half an hour. They need to apoligize and play by the rules. Enough said.The Court of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Digital music, Media players, Digital media, EU Commission, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Media Player, media player

Discussion threads 2004-06-07

Microsoft gets set to file EU appeal

Microsoft gets set to file EU appealMy god, what a bunch of bumbline idiots.They should just pay the fine, say they are sorry, and put this behind them. Why do they want another round of negative publicity?? It is not a big deal that they have to separate the Media...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., EU Commission

Discussion threads 2004-06-02

Microsoft settles InterTrust suit

Microsoft settles InterTrust suitEU Commission adopts new safe harbour for licensing of patents, know-how...I'm sorry but this deal between Sony and Microsoft is likely to be in violation of the EU's new Antitrust rules ...IP/04/470 - Brussels, 7 April 2004[b]Commission adopts new safe harbour for licensing of patents, know-how and...

Tags: EU Commission, patent, Microsoft Corp., agreement, software, InterTrust Technologies

Discussion threads 2004-04-12

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Intel to use EC slip-up in antitrust defense

Intel plans to use a finding of the European Ombudsman in its appeal against a European Commission antitrust fine. Intel told ZDNet UK on Wednesday that it is likely to use the Ombudsman's finding that the Commission failed to adequately record meetings as part of its defence against the...

Tags: Commission, Intel Corp., Corporate Law, Sales Force Management, Business Operations, Sales, Intel, antitrust, EU, Tom Espiner ZDNet UK

News items 2009-11-18

Oracle: EC has 'profound misunderstanding' of database market

Seems to me the EC is interested in protecting Open Source......and not choice.The flipside of that argument I presume is thatOracle does not need to acquire MySQL and hence the EC's concerns might be met. How about it Oracle. Sell it or set it free, completely. Put your money where...

Tags: Databases, database, Oracle Corp., MySQL, open source

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

Oracle giving EU a hard time over Sun buy

Oracle is taking a hard line in dealing with EU objections to its planned acquisition of Sun, according to a Financial Times report on Tuesday. Oracle is taking a hard line in dealing with EU objections to its planned acquisition of Sun, according to a Financial Times report on...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., European Union, Corporate Law, Regulations, Open Source, Databases, Business Operations, Government, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Oracle, Sun, EU, merger, Stephen Shankland CNET News

News items 2009-11-04

40 years ago the Internet was born - now it devalues everything it touches

you are devaluing your proffesionshame on you.internet is one of the greatest invention in human history.Establishing walled islands on the InternetThe Internet is like a huge river, or better yet, sea, that allows users to move from small island to small island web application, to find the things they care...

Tags: Web site development, e-reader software, e-reader, Internet, Web site

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

How would you fix the browser ballot for European Windows users?

Kill off Opera, or MS should pull out of Europe cause they can afford toMicrosoft should shut down all offices in the EU, pull out of the market entirely, and tell the EU to bugger off.Perhaps the commission will realize they were wrong.Seriously, over a browser, and the order of...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Opera Software ASA, Microsoft Internet Explorer, ballot, ballot screen, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Microsoft makes changes to browser ballot screen; user testing to commence

Microsoft is trying to play games again.The selection screen is reasonable except for the screed under the IE8 browser indicating that it is "better faster safer easier". First of all, "better faster safer and easier" than what ? IE6 ? Firefox ? Safari ?...If the...

Tags: Web browsers, selection screen, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE8, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

EU to market test Microsoft's browser choice proposal

The EU's competition watchdog said Wednesday that it will market test a Microsoft proposal to allow consumers pick their own Web browser. In a statement, the EU's competition committee laid out the following: The improvements that Microsoft has made to its proposal...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, European Union, Web Browsers, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-07

Intel to Ireland: Vote Yes to Europe or else?

Irish politics is a sport not for the faint hearted. As Conor Cruise O'Brien once said: Irishness is not primarily a question of birth or blood or language; it is the condition of being involved in the Irish situation, and usually of being...

Tags: Ireland, Intel Corp., Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Ethics, Corporate Law, Investment, Leadership, Recruitment & Selection, Management, Business Operations, Finance, Human Resources, Workforce Management, James Farrar

Blog posts 2009-10-02

Health warnings on iPods? EC is thinking about it

Maybe it's not as crazy as it sounds - health warnings on portable music players such as the iPods so that users can understand that they may doing long-term harm to their hearing. It's a proposal that the European Commission is considering, according to a report in...

Tags: Apple iPod, Health Care, Volume, Music, EC, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-28

California screenin': Majority of residents oppose big-screen TV ban

Regulate power, not sizeThey should be regulating the power consumption of TVs, not necessarily their size. Force the companies to make big screen TVs less power hungry and more efficient. Not flat out ban them.TVs should strive to be Energy Star compliant because I'm sure many of them...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, TV, big-screen TV

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Future of MySQL worries EU regulators looking at Oracle-Sun deal

mistake !!"""Here comes trouble for Oracle. The European Commission is extending its probe into the $7.4 million takeover of Sun, the New York Times reports.""""$7.4 million???times - """worth $7.4 billion, ""MySQL is dead alreadyMySQL is dead already with the purchase of Innodb by Oracle.Oracle has to suffer b/c EC wants...

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

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Future of MySQL worries EU regulators looking at Oracle-Sun deal

The European Commission is extending its probe into the $7.4 million takeover of Sun. Neelie Kroes, the European Union’s competition commissioner, expressed concern about MySQL, the open source database that competes with Oracle's SQL products. by Richard Koman

Tags: Regulator, Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., European Union, Databases, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-03

EU likes Google's book registry idea

The European Commission has looked at the Google Books deal and likes what it sees. The EC recently proposes rules for online books that generally mirror Google's plans for online book registry, The New York Times reports. But if the online registry is a continent-wide service, rather...

Tags: Registry, Google Inc., European Commission, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-01