[dba-Tech] Beating a dead horse?

Both customers and competitors. Hence why they were landed with anti-trust issues to begin with.

I tend to find that most people don't understand how anti-trust laws work and why they exist and, therefore, misunderstand the whole point as to why Microsoft has been facing these legal challenges.

- Hans


On 2013-03-08, at 11:41 AM, "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> For beating up their customers?
> 
> Jim
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hans-Christian
> Andersen
> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 1:52 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
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> 
> A little bit like being under a restraining order, it seems.
> 
> Best regards,
> Hans-Christian Andersen
> 
> 
> On 8 Mar 2013, at 01:35, "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Martin
>> 
>> The original reason is that Microsoft is dominating the desktop market
> which
>> Apple isn't. 
>> 
>> However, the actual reason for the size of the bill, is that Microsoft
> knew
>> about this (not offering the PC user a non-biased choice between different
>> browsers during install of Windows) as they have been fined before and had
>> agreed not to do it again. Thus, the bill is also to tell other
> corporations
>> that violating such agreement is a very serious matter and in this regard
>> the EU has no soft feelings. Free and open competition is one of the core
>> values of the EU and you shall not challenge this.
>> 
>> /gustav
>> 
>> 
>> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
>> Fra: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Martin Reid
>> Sendt: 7. marts 2013 20:28
>> Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
>> Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] Beating a dead horse?
>> 
>> Why don't apple get the same. I can't install ie on an ipad
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On 2013-03-07 1:02 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote:
>> 
>>>> Now they have been charged for violation anti-trust regulations...
>> 
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