This flies in the face...
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| Author | Content |
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| caitlyn May 10, 2012 1:18 PM EDT |
This flies in the face of both EU law and the consent decree that followed the DOJ lawsuit against Microsoft. I can only hope that further legal action follows but I am not holding my breath. |
| jdixon May 10, 2012 4:58 PM EDT |
Well, again, I hate playing the devil's advocate, but... Why? Microsoft doesn't have a monopoly on ARM hardware. Only on the PC. |
| gus3 May 10, 2012 5:33 PM EDT |
But they want one desperately on ARM, as well. (Okay, "on ARM, as well" was unnecessary in that statement.) Putting the equivalent of UEFI on ARM is definitely a step in that direction. EDIT: Oops. I was conflating "Windows only" with "Internet Exploder only." But, given the abominable security histories of each, I wouldn't say there's much difference anyway. |
| BernardSwiss May 10, 2012 6:17 PM EDT |
but... but.... but... don't you remember? IE is an inextricable part of Windows, and the whole Windows OS will just collapse (or at least inevitably limp, stutter, and suffer from a host of problems and generally flaky behaviour) if you even try to make do with something else in its place :-P (IOW: Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it) |
| caitlyn May 10, 2012 6:30 PM EDT |
@jdixon: I don't think you can divide the desktop market by architecture. In the market as a whole Microsoft still has upwards of 80% marketshare putting them in a virtual monopoly position. I think the case could easily be made that this is monopolistic behavior that flies in the face of US law as well. |
| jdixon May 10, 2012 8:46 PM EDT |
> I don't think you can divide the desktop market by architecture. I would be inclined to agree with you. But the court findings of fact in the Microsoft case didn't cover that ground. > I think the case could easily be made that this is monopolistic behavior that flies in the face of US law as well. Quite likely, but somehow I don't see the Holder DOJ pursing the matter. They seem to have other priorities. |
| caitlyn May 10, 2012 9:28 PM EDT |
I'm not getting into a political debate about this administration. I will say that nothing major like this would happen in *any* administration before an election. |
| theboomboomcars May 10, 2012 11:30 PM EDT |
Quoting:But the court findings of fact in the Microsoft case didn't cover that ground. If Apple was counted as a competitor then architecture isn't part of the monopoly, since Apple at the time wasn't on x86. |
| Khamul May 10, 2012 11:33 PM EDT |
I might as well jump in here, though it might get deleted. I actually agree with caitlyn on this one, but I'll go further. I don't think anything major like this, or any action against MS, will happen with *any* administration we're likely to have, period. Read into that what you like. |
| caitlyn May 10, 2012 11:47 PM EDT |
Khamul, we disagree sharply. I do think some action will be taken. Just not now. |
| BernardSwiss May 11, 2012 1:29 AM EDT |
@caitlyn If it takes long enough (not all that long), the damage will probably much outweigh any "remedies" that may eventually get imposed. |
| caitlyn May 11, 2012 2:13 AM EDT |
Perhaps, Bernard Swiss, perhaps. My crystal ball isn't working today so I can't know for sure. |
| BernardSwiss May 11, 2012 2:17 AM EDT |
"Outlook unclear. Try again later." |
| gus3 May 11, 2012 6:46 AM EDT |
"You're screwed. Deal with it." |
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