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Antitrust hearing, day 3: Rebuttal by the European Commission
After lunch on day 3, the European Commission applied a very strong ventilator to the smoke screen thrown up by Microsoft in the morning, and the picture that emerged from this was rather clear. Firstly, interoperability is not a binary … Continue reading
Antitrust hearing, day 3: Microsoft opens interoperability side of case
Todays opening of the second part of the Microsoft antitrust case at the European Court in Luxembourg made a furious start with several hours of Microsoft presentation. Mr Forrester opened with the heartbreaking example of an Irish TV guide called … Continue reading
Microsoft Antitrust Trial: BSD does not run on PCs and more nonsense…
It is not every day that you get to see a European Court grand jury of thirteen judges. Given the importance of this case, such a high level of legal authority does indeed seem necessary: This may be the last … Continue reading
ECIS: Microsoft antitrust ruling should apply to all areas
The Microsoft antitrust case has received a lot of attention from the press, as you could also see in JJ’s press review. And yesterday, David Gow published an excellent piece on the case in UK’s Guardian, titled ‘A question of … Continue reading
When doing good does bad
I am a fan of critical analysis and thinking, of going beyond and below superficial appearances and "what everybody knows." And in some cases, such articles dare to be questioning what most people take for granted based on nothing but … Continue reading
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Microsoft “gets” 2 million EUR per day for X-Mas
Whatever you were wishing to receive for X-mas, I am pretty sure it was not a fine of 2 million EUR per day.This however is what Microsoft is finally about to receive in response to its failure to comply with … Continue reading
IPI to the rescue of Microsoft… NOT!
Many of you will already know our good friend Mr Thomas Giovanetti of the of the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) from the WIPO reports of Karsten Gerloff ( "WIPO is not about creativity", "Free Software commies", "Lawrence Lessig is … Continue reading
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Fellowup on Vienna Manipulations
There has been quite a bit of very positive response to the GROKLAW article and the "Fellow Me: Say NO! to Vienna Manipulations" call. Thanks a lot to everyone who has written, raised awareness and joined the Fellowship! Also, thanks … Continue reading
Fellow Me: Say NO! to Vienna Manipulations
In response to the GROKLAW feature on the Vienna Manipulations, Sean DALY wrote an interesting comment: When I read your first statements in the media regarding this sleight-of-hand trickery I became indignant enough to become a Fellow of the Free … Continue reading
Vienna Manipulations on GROKLAW
Recommended reading: GROKLAW now carries a complete account of the entire history of the Vienna Manipulations, which I wrote up on request by Pamela Jonas. Should be an interesting read, I hope, and also an example lesson in applied politics. … Continue reading