Bush backs Microsoft vs Korea
p2p news / p2pnet: The Cheney/Bush administration has taken up the good fight on behalf of Microsoft in the latter’s protest over the South Korean decision to fine it almost $33 million, and order it to unbundle its Windows Media Player and MSN messenger from its Windows operating system.
"Korea’s remedy goes beyond what is necessary or appropriate to protect consumers, as it requires the removal of products that consumers may prefer," CNET News has J. Bruce McDonald, deputy assistant attorney general at the Justice Department’s antitrust division, saying.
Korea’s Fair Trade Commission gave Bill and the Boyz 180 days to comply.
The Korean ruling, "follows a massive fine of about $613 million that the European Union slapped on Microsoft last year," CNET stresses. "The European government also demanded a version of Windows without a media player – though there has been scant demand for it.
Also read:-
unbundle – Korea fines Microsoft $33M, December 7, 2005
CNET News – Feds side with Microsoft in Korea flap, NDecember 7, 2005
December 8th, 2005 at 5:15 pm
“Korea’s remedy goes beyond what is necessary or appropriate to protect consumers, as it requires the removal of products that consumers may prefer,”
Have just replaced some words anf they come out like this:
“RIAA’s (was Korea’s) remedy goes beyond what is necessary or appropriate to protect record companies (was consumers), as it requires the removal of rights (was products) that consumers may have (was prefer),”
December 8th, 2005 at 7:22 pm
…as it requires the removal of products that consumers may prefer,”
If consumers want them so badly they can just manually download and install them.
December 8th, 2005 at 9:46 pm
“Korea’s remedy goes beyond what is necessary or appropriate to protect consumers, as it requires the removal of products that consumers may prefer,”
Another way to look at this is that Microsucks remedy is that if appropriate consumers wish to remove a product, then Microsucks makes it almost impossible for the average user to do so. For myself I hate the video program Windows Media Player. Being firmly convinenced that it is eat up with spyware and that it inserts DRM overload into ones computer. If you are above version 9 of this monster, uninstalling Media player does nothing to get rid of the DRM. You only get a partial uninstall. Below version 9 completely uninstalls.
Myself I prefer open source type players which are far less likely to contain spyware, phone homes, or even malware if gotten from third party sites.
December 8th, 2005 at 11:28 pm
…so it doesn’t have to be bundled in with windows.
I still can’t get rid of that bloody MSN icon from my system tray.
December 9th, 2005 at 5:06 am
you need to pawn your computer
December 9th, 2005 at 6:34 am
You can get rid of it with hijackthis, a freeware program. However be advised you may need to get help to use it. If you are not fully aware of what is needed on your computer then you may wind up doing more damage than good. If you will search with Google, there are more than enough forums on line that will assist you with advice in the proper doing of it.
December 9th, 2005 at 11:08 am
if you prefer open source then go use an open source OS and shut up.