News from Repeou:
The country Repeou threatens Microsoft to pay a fine as much as 10 percent of its global annual sales for monopoly defenses. The software giant is abusing its monopoly power by bundling several applications such as the Calculator and Paint with Windows.
The process against Microsoft was started by the company named Nisbum. Nisbum developed a great calculator but doesn't see a chance to sell this great product to the masses as long as Microsoft bundles the Calculator with Windows.
According to Repeou, Microsoft must offer at least two separate versions of Windows, one version without the Calculator.
Repeou is giving Microsoft a last opportunity to comment before the case is concluded.
Christian
What are the boundaries of an operating system? The boundaries of operating systems shouldn't be defined by governments, and they shouldn't be defined by competitors.
Update (too many readers take this serious):
This story is a joke - related to the EU case against Microsoft. There is no country with the name Repeou, and I don't know a company named Nisbum. However, you can rearrange the letters of the country and company, and you will get some real values here. BTW, two companies ;-)
What an idiot. You might be. Calling others names while remaining practically anonymous. Why did you feel that offended? To you bad analogy: no car maker has a MONOPOLY. You guys keep forgetting that. I think that no one company should decide that much of what gets installed on a common desktop.
Posted by: Aki Bjrklund | 03/28/2004 at 12:00 PM
You might be. Calling others names while remaining practically anonymous. Why did you feel that offended? I do believe Chris C put his name to his post, just because you don't know him doesn't make him anonymous.
Posted by: CC (!chris c) | 03/28/2004 at 03:35 PM
At least for me he is. Not that I care.
Posted by: Aki Bjrklund | 03/28/2004 at 04:07 PM
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Posted by: Christian Nagel's OneNotes | 04/08/2004 at 05:54 AM
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Posted by: Christian Nagel's OneNotes | 04/08/2004 at 06:33 AM
Christian, there is no country named Repeou, but no country named Europe either...
Posted by: Fabrice | 04/08/2004 at 01:53 PM
Fabrice, of course you are correct. I didn't want to make this too easy ;-) There is also not a single company Nisbum. You have to split it up into two names for two companies.
Posted by: Christian | 04/08/2004 at 02:38 PM
Oh OK, now I get what Nisbum means :-)
Posted by: Fabrice | 04/09/2004 at 12:54 PM
Nisbum is Sun and Ibm ;)
Posted by: Peter | 04/09/2004 at 03:36 PM
I don't buy that bundling IE was illegal. Is there value to the consumer? Yes. What happened to that standard? Does that matter anymore? Lets say MSFT removes IE...since it is so illegal. Now the first application my 60 year old father has to learn how to use is command line ftp to download the browser he is supposed to care about or have a preference. Please no. Family tech support is bad enough. But then IPSwitch decides that Microsoft including FTP is damaging to their WS-FTP business as well. They take it to the courts and the courts rule that Microsoft needs to remove command line FTP as well. What then? People actually start using the AOL discs they receive in the mail? Noooooooooooooooooooo!
Posted by: Buk | 04/13/2004 at 01:48 AM
Buk, the processes against Microsoft are never about advantages for the consumer. There is a new process: in South Korea a process was started because of Microsoft bundling the Messenger.
Posted by: Christian Nagel | 04/13/2004 at 01:09 PM
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Posted by: Christian Nagel's OneNotes | 05/25/2004 at 01:26 PM
This story is a joke ? Don't tell Monti that.. (http://europa.eu.int/comm/commissioners/monti/cv_en.html).. :-)
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