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The EC is attacking Microsoft for leveraging its monopoly
position to kill competition. The proof: MS bundled Windows
Media Player, removing RealPlayer as a viable option for OEM's
distributing computers with Windows installed as the OS. The
RealPlayer market share crumbled as a result.

The reason France cannot put this law into effect is that the EC
will eventually support a claim from Apple that France is forcing
it to reveal trade secrets and therfore kill its competitive
advantage in the marketplace, something that EU rules do not
allow.

why does MS have to reveal its codes? Because it was proven in
court that MS PURPOSEFULLY held back some API functionality so
that its own software ran better than competing software could
run. That is illegal under EU rules. Ford may not make a car
that runs better on Ford parts than it would on parts made by
competitors. MS was found in both the server market and in the
API market to give its own products better functionality because
of code. That is not a problem is if you do not have a monopoly.
Apple does not have a monopoly with iPod/iTunes getting only
78% of the marketplace. MS, at 90 - 95% of the PC market, does
have a monopoly, therefore, it can leverage its position to put
others out of business. That is illegal both here and in every
major industrialized world. MS has been found guilty in S Korea,
Japan, the US and Europe for anti-competitive business
practices.

Apple and Sony would have jointly sued France and won for
copyright infringement. Plus, the digital online music business
is not nearly as popular here as in the UK and US. People here
still steal most of their music through P2P.
Posted by: mlindl   Posted on: 05/02/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Hardly the same thing  Michael Kelly | 05/02/06
I can't believe it, they did the right thing.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/02/06
Selling out to corporate interests is the right thing?  tic swayback | 05/02/06
I don't know about happy  Shelendrea | 05/02/06
There is no contradiction or hypocrisy  tic swayback | 05/02/06
You know I think I actually undersood that  Shelendrea | 05/02/06
Probable scared  voska | 05/02/06
Burning cars?  John Zern | 05/02/06
No, no. You have it wrong...  BitTwiddler | 05/03/06
That was quick.  gordon@... | 05/02/06
Boingboing originally posted the story  longofest | 05/02/06
Original article, detailing the gutting and the selling out  tic swayback | 05/02/06
France Backed Down!?!?!  nikoli | 05/02/06
Wait wait WAIT!  Shelendrea | 05/02/06
Clearly you don't understand the issue...  Richard Flude | 05/02/06
If you are going to quote me then  Shelendrea | 05/02/06
More rubbish  Richard Flude | 05/02/06
God, grasp the principle willya ??  failure | 05/03/06
Excuse me  Shelendrea | 05/03/06
no mate,  failure | 05/04/06
Not even close!  Spoon Jabber | 05/03/06
Nope  Shelendrea | 05/03/06
Thanks for agreeing  Spoon Jabber | 05/03/06
iPod not monopoly; iTunes (almost) is. Why DRM = extortion  D-cat | 05/03/06
its a monopoly  failure | 05/04/06
Walmart = $0.88 per WMA.....  Spoon Jabber | 05/04/06
DRM is bad, Apple or MS  D-cat | 05/09/06
You have it completely wrong! Read further...  mlindl | 05/02/06
Oh really now???  Shelendrea | 05/02/06
Read mlindl post again  SOCAM | 05/02/06
ooopps trigger finger  SOCAM | 05/02/06
I'll have whatever it is you're smoking  failure | 05/03/06
Your one line said it nicely  John Zern | 05/02/06
Doesn't it bother you, though  John Zern | 05/02/06
come again ?  failure | 05/03/06
Ooopsy  tic swayback | 05/03/06
huh?  Shelendrea | 05/03/06
You must not have read my full post  tic swayback | 05/03/06
oh, smart alec ?  failure | 05/04/06
But isn't....  Spoon Jabber | 05/04/06
That's backwards!  jake48 | 05/03/06
irony  failure | 05/04/06
Look up the word monopoly  mlindl | 05/03/06
Follow the money  tic swayback | 05/02/06
claiming that their respective DRM schemes limited consumer choices  Net-Tech_z | 05/02/06
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Not Drunk  tekspek1 | 05/03/06
too bad  Shelendrea | 05/03/06
Fr. gov for no reason changed its mind or bribes work not only in the US NT  Vily Clay | 05/02/06
You need a better hobby  Shelendrea | 05/03/06
It?s too complicated for you, Shelendrea. Think harder if you can. (NT)  Vily Clay | 05/03/06
wow! EU showing intelligence!  Reverend MacFellow | 05/03/06
Yes, but...  Spoon Jabber | 05/03/06
spoon jabber  failure | 05/05/06
start doing research  omagasohe | 05/07/06
So its ok to have proprietary WMPs than?  ralphrides | 05/12/06

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