Europe finds MS guilty, but wonders what to do about it
Published:
13 March 2003 y., Thursday
The European Commission's experts have decided they should do something about Microsoft, but face two problems - how to make the solution legally watertight, and how to make it work. That, according to Reuters, means the the Commission's move against Microsoft could still be some way off.
The EU's Court of First Instance last year reversed three Commission decisions, so whereas previously the Commission could more or less work on the basis of 'what we say goes,' it's now had to get its act together better. Draft proposals are now checked for legal and technical vulnerabilities, and it appears that the Microsoft ones have failed the test.
There are two basic areas the Commission wants to tackle - server software, and Media Player. It's concluded that Microsoft is giving itself preferential treatment in links between desktop and server operating systems, and that it should therefore order Microsoft to give its rivals more information. But even if its instructions are a lot tighter than the ones in the US final settlement (which would not be difficult), it's of the view that Microsoft will try to wriggle out anyway. Whatever it does therefore has to nail the company down very tightly.
Šaltinis:
theregister.co.uk
Copying, publishing, announcing any information from the News.lt portal without written permission of News.lt editorial office is prohibited.
The most popular articles
Software company announced new structure_ of it_s business.
more »
A new smartphone from Samsung has been announced by Three in Sweden, the Samsung Galaxy Z.
more »
News Corporation has sold its ailing social networking site MySpace to online advertising firm Specific Media.
more »
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer promoted company‘s new cloud product Office 365at an event in New York City.
more »
Most folks do work with their hands, but what about your feet?
more »
Company Double Research & Development has developed a new input device that can sense motion and pressure of the fingers. Manipulator "amenbo" find its use in applications requiring detection of users using their hands.
more »
Thousands of pages from one of the world's biggest collections of historic books, pamphlets and periodicals are to be made available on the internet.
more »
Chinese internet giant Alibaba has announced that it is reorganizing one of its websites, Taobao, into three separate units.
more »
Mr Lockhart, who joins Facebook next month as Vice President of Global Communications, represents the company's latest move to enlist Washington insiders.
more »
Facebook is planning an IPO that could value the company at as much as $100 billion, according to CNBC sources.
more »
Audi and MIT's SENSEable City Lab have teamed up to design the car navigation system of the future - a 3D display that will sit on the dashboard.
more »