Comments on: European Union Opens Another Investigation Of MIcrosoft https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/08/european-union-opens-another-i/ Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:22:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Trinifar https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/08/european-union-opens-another-i/#comment-3706 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:22:41 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/08/european-union-opens-another-i/#comment-3706 bwv,

The whole antitrust case is simply EU protectionism brought on by lobbying from Microsoft’s competitors.

Have you looked into this issue? Even Microsoft executives understand that’s not true.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/08/european-union-opens-another-i/#comment-3705 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:10:07 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/08/european-union-opens-another-i/#comment-3705 Kae: I wish the facts did speak for themselves. You know, and I know, that Linux is better than Microsoft. So why is it just you and me and three other guys using it on the desktop?See, here’s the thing. For years, I used Microsoft, and was constantly frustrated by it. But Microsoft would not listen. They did not care about my problems. Then I switched to LInux. Then, later, I got a blog. Now, I’m just letting it all out.

]]> By: Kae Verens https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/08/european-union-opens-another-i/#comment-3704 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:13:09 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/08/european-union-opens-another-i/#comment-3704 name-calling isn’t very grown-up. I think that sticking to facts (which tell the same story anyway) without the taunting lets the users read the article without being “prepared” for a biased view.I’m not a MS fan-boy, btw – I’m typing this in Linux. but still – you won’t win an argument by getting personal. The facts speak for themselves.

]]> By: bwv https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/08/european-union-opens-another-i/#comment-3703 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:41:12 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/08/european-union-opens-another-i/#comment-3703 I was referring to the most recent complaint by Opera, but in any case the Antitrust suit (and most every antitrust case) is simply corporate welfare for losers in the marketplace. Notice how consumers are not filing these suits. Economic studies of past antitrust cases have failed to show any cases where consumers were actually harmed. Indeed, the original Sherman act case was brought by local, high cost butchers against Swift’s new system of centralized meat packing and refigerated railroad cars. Swift’s competitors simply wanted government protection for their uncompetitive businesses. This has been the pattern for every antitrust case since. In an industry as dynamic as software that the 1993 case is was only resolved last year just goes to show what a ridiculous waste of money and resources antitrust regulation is. Just like the US government’s 15+ year case against IBM that eventually had to be dropped because the industry had changed so much the thought of IBM having any monopolistic powers was absurd to even the government antitrust lawyers.

]]> By: Oliver https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/08/european-union-opens-another-i/#comment-3702 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:20:06 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/08/european-union-opens-another-i/#comment-3702 Precisely how is this supposed to be “EU protectionism”, bwv, when the main complaints against Microsoft come from other US companies???

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/08/european-union-opens-another-i/#comment-3701 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:44:25 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/08/european-union-opens-another-i/#comment-3701 Actually, I’m sure the lack of anti-trust action in the US is the anomaly here.

]]> By: bwv https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/02/08/european-union-opens-another-i/#comment-3700 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:04:49 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/02/08/european-union-opens-another-i/#comment-3700 Why should this be suprising? The whole antitrust case is simply EU protectionism brought on by lobbying from Microsoft’s competitors. I am sure Opera and others engaged in the same tactics. Monopolies are impossible in market economies without government support.

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