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The EU: Too much control over the tech sector (and Microsoft) ?

You can't understand the technology deals without being fluent in EU regulator-speak. And you also can't grasp Microsoft's next move without pondering what the European Union will do. Luckily, the Wall Street Journal shed a little light on the EU's antitrust chief Neelie Kroes. Kroes is the one...

Tags: Antitrust, Microsoft Corp., European Union, Kroes, Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-02-25

Microsoft says (again) it will comply fully with EU antitrust demands

Microsoft has decided not to appeal the European Court of First Instance's decision to uphold the European Commission's antitrust decision against Microsoft. This means that Microsoft will comply fully with the European Commission's antitrust demands and provide full documentation enabling third-party products to interoperate with Windows and...

Tags: Antitrust, Microsoft Corp., Kroes, Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2007-10-22

Microsoft asking EC for more details on licensing fees

Microsoft asking EC for more details on licensing feesIs 0.0% a permissible amountwhy even call it a fee if that number was granted? Just say the penalty applied is freely licensing.Talk about blowing smoke..."The Commission will review Microsoft's response and will ultimately make a formal decision on whether Microsoft...

Tags: Sales force management, Microsoft Corp., Kroes

Discussion threads 2007-04-23

EU's Kroes denies vendetta against Microsoft

EU's Kroes denies vendetta against MicrosoftValid reason + anti US vendettaI think that the EU and the US do have genuine issues with Microsoft monopoly the EU also have legitimate issues with the Apple digital music monopoly as well. However, I also think that there is a definite resentment and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Kroes

Discussion threads 2006-09-19

Additional Resources

mySQL founders fork on the post-Oracle future

The co-founders of mySQL have profound disagreements on the future of the open source database following Oracle's takeover. Monty Widenius wants mySQL sold, not given to Oracle, telling reporters his Monty AB encouraged the investigation that has held up the Oracle-Sun deal. Meanwhile Marten...

Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Monty Widenius, Monty, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-10-20

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

Google goes after Windows with launch of Chrome OS

Google goes after Windows with launch of Chrome OSCue everybody complaining about privacy in 3.. 2.. 1.. [nt]ntPoor old MSIt was only a matter of time until Google went after the monopolist profits MS makes with their poor windows.RE: Google goes after Windows with launch of Chrome OSToo bad Nelie...

Tags: Operating systems, Web browsers, Now Let, Microsoft Windows, tech world, Google Inc., operating system, Chrome, Chrome OS, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-07-08

Report: Microsoft trying to settle EC antitrust matters

Report: Microsoft trying to settle EC antitrust mattersSilly Boy.Protectionism helps no-one. Your "sissy socialist" message is offensive.What is US government doing meanwhile?They just let these European sissy socialists get away w/ screwing American companies on all sorts of sorrow butt excuses at every turn? Giving in now, there's no end...

Tags: Web browsers, PRODUCTIVITY, CLI, Microsoft Corp., ballot screen, EC antitrust matter, EC antitrust, Microsoft Trying

Discussion threads 2009-07-07

Lenovo IdeaPad S12 pushes netbooks in new directions; Intel, Microsoft push back

Lenovo IdeaPad S12 pushes netbooks in new directions; Intel, Microsoft push backNetbook with a large screen and powerful graphics ...... is called a notebook, I think ;-)"Meanwhile, Microsoft and Intel seem to be doing their best to keep netbooks in their place."The usual anti-trust, monopolistic, consumer-value-defeating, excuse-for-a-computer tactics. And you...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Lenovo Group Ltd., netbook, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-26

MSFT passed on chance to speak to EU's top antitrust official

MSFT passed on chance to speak to EU's top antitrust officialNellie Kroes is a biased personNo point talking to her. Its like pouring water on a duck's back.Nellie has no sense of logic, doesn't know the competition in market place (she's a incompetent bureaucrat), has no idea of software development...

Tags: Corporate law, Nellie Kroes, antitrust official, MSFT, antitrust

Discussion threads 2009-05-22

MSFT passed on chance to speak to EU's top antitrust official

Hmm ... makes you wonder what they're afraid of. The New York Times -- reporting on the news this blog that Microsoft would not make oral arguments in the small matter of whether the embedding of Internet Explorer in Windows constitutes anticompetitive behavior -- revealed that Neelie Kroes, the competition...

Tags: Commission, Antitrust, Microsoft Corp., European Union, MSFT, Sales Force Management, Sales, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-05-22

EU slams Intel with record $1.45 billion fine

The EU slammed Intel with the biggest antitrust fine in history -- $1.45 billion, the LA Times reported. "Intel did not compete fairly, frustrating innovation and reducing consumer welfare in the process," Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner for Competition Policy, said at a Brussels news conference announcing...

Tags: Intel Corp., Corporate Law, Strategy, Leadership, Semiconductors, Processors, Business Operations, Management, Hardware, Components, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-05-13

SAP's goose gander theory

Earlier today the Twitterverse had a minor eruption when Ray Wang of Forrester sent out the following messages: Hearing from SAP customers that there are new clauses that will force customers to commit to no Third Party Maintenance. Large ERP vendors requiring companies to confirm they are not...

Tags: Theory, Customer, SAP AG, Business Structures, It Services, Litigation, Finance, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-02-05

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

Here we go again: European Commission complains about IE integration in Windows

Here we go again: European Commission complains about IE integration in WindowsHypocrites?Where's their complaint against Apple for including Safari with OS X? I get that it's become the cool thing to hate MS, but making yourselves look like hypocrites doesn't get you any plus points.To hell with those tarts...Europe...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, EU Countries, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE Integration, European Commission, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-01-16

Why engage in open source FUD?

Why engage in open source FUD?WellWell with a screwed up patent system like you got in the USA where you can patent software code, you are bound to have problems.What FUD needs is a schoolto educate the public, in:What FUD isWho uses FUD past and presentHow to use FUDWho is/are/were...

Tags: FUD, open source

Discussion threads 2008-11-26

The more things change

The more things changeBe productive with a touch only computer ?"The potential is amazing - you can imagine was well as I can, I think, what a 12″ iPhone replacement for the traditional laptop could do for user productivity"You are talking of home user or of business user ?Because i...

Tags: Processors, Linux, Operating systems, Intel x86, PPC, GPU, Microsoft Windows XP, security

Discussion threads 2008-07-30

Intel faces new antitrust charges in Europe: report

Intel faces new antitrust charges in Europe: reportRather moot, isn't it?Sort of like the US case against Microsoft after Netscape was already pushing up daisies, any fines assessed against Intel won't revive AMD. In fact, it's a good bet that any fines against Intel will show up on the...

Tags: Corporate law, Semiconductors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., new antitrust charge, antitrust charge, antitrust

Discussion threads 2008-07-16

Europe seeks to brand open source quality

Europe seeks to brand open source qualitySounds more like a effort at securing EU funding, not exclusionLooks like a reasonable idea. It does not seem like a very active project though. Their www.sqo-oss.eu site has not had any news for a year.To me it seems to be claiming it is...

Tags: Branding, Ohloh, open source, brand open-source quality, open-source quality, software, brand

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

VMware: The Hyper-V assault is underway, but the war is a long one

VMware: The Hyper-V assault is underway, but the war is a long oneA few points..."...as well as a price point that is absolutely unbeatable — free with the Windows Server 2008 OS..."I expect Neely Kroes will have something to say about this."VMware is great, but you need Microsoft to make...

Tags: cloud computing, Storage management, Utility computing, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, virtualization, operating system, Hyper-V, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-01