Microsoft’s ‘illegal conduct’
p2pnet.net News:- RealNetworks has declared virtual war on Microsoft, using the recent European Commission decision as ammunition.
The EC’s ruling regarding “Microsoft’s continuing anti-competitive behavior” formally declared that “Microsoft’s media player bundling strategy is illegal,” in the process establishing guideposts for future bundling cases, says Bob Kimball, Real’s vp and general counsel.
“This is the first legal review of Microsoft’s media player bundling practice,” he says, going on:
“The European Commission, after a thorough investigation, becomes the third prominent legal body to find that Microsoft has illegally abused its monopoly power.
“The decision confirms the merit of our own U.S. lawsuit, which addresses Microsoft’s illegal tactics including bundling its media player with its monopoly operating system.
“Building on the Commission’s factual findings establishing Microsoft’s illegal conduct, we intend to vigorously pursue our case in the U.S. to obtain injunctive relief sufficient to stop all of Microsoft’s illegal conduct as well as to secure compensation for the harm Microsoft has done to our business.”
March 25th, 2004 at 5:12 pm
>>RealNetworks has declared virtual war on Microsoft, using the recent European Commission decision as ammunition.
I’d like to see Real Networks declare war on bloated, inefficient, low-power, only plays one type of media, spyware installing software!
Wait, that’s RealPlayer!
Oopsie!
May 21st, 2006 at 6:49 pm
When can someone put a hammer on Microosft when it always able to buy its way out from governments and politics ?