On 12/13/07, John Faulds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "First, it requests the Commission to obligate Microsoft to unbundle > Internet Explorer from Windows and/or carry alternative browsers > pre-installed on the desktop." > > I can't see that flying. Is anyone going to ask Apple to stop shipping > their OS with Safari?
Your question is perfectly valid, but where have you been? The EU courts just slammed Microsoft with a huge penalty for their "bundling" practice with Windows Media Player, which came after a complaint from Real. I don't remember who it was specifically, but someone representing the court said that they are very much against Microsoft's market dominance and want to do more to prevent similar practices from Microsoft. So yes, I definitely see this flying. My concern with the complaint is that it is clearly twofold; that Microsoft is holding standards back, and that Microsoft is holding competitors back. One is valid, the other is clearly business. I don't like the fact that these two things go together. I want to see Microsoft get serious about standards support, but I don't think it's fair to apply a double standard when other companies use bundling practices too. Regardless, I think Opera struck when the iron was hot and I can see this having a lot of traction. -- -- Christian Montoya christianmontoya.net ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
