Comments on: EU to Microsoft: You Like Bundling? I'll Show You Bundling… http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090224/eu-to-microsoft-you-like-bundling-ill-show-you-bundling/ by John Paczkowski Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: EU to Microsoft: You Like Bundling? I’ll Show You Bundling… | John … | Microsoft Software OEM http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090224/eu-to-microsoft-you-like-bundling-ill-show-you-bundling/comment-page-1/#comment-5378 EU to Microsoft: You Like Bundling? I’ll Show You Bundling… | John … | Microsoft Software OEM Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:22:17 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=13525#comment-5378 [...] View original here:  EU to Microsoft: You Like Bundling? I’ll Show You Bundling… | John … [...] [...] View original here:  EU to Microsoft: You Like Bundling? I’ll Show You Bundling… | John … [...]

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]]> By: Mac Beach http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090224/eu-to-microsoft-you-like-bundling-ill-show-you-bundling/comment-page-1/#comment-5371 Mac Beach Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:09:50 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=13525#comment-5371 I agree that the EU is hardly objective about this. Can you imagine if Microsoft was primarily located in Europe? Like Airbus their excesses would be encouraged. On the other hand, the pencil pushers here in the US aren't all that far behind those in Europe, and Microsoft has been a beneficiary of much government favoritism here. Governments selecting the winners and losers can't possibly lead to the best products in the long run. Microsoft is where it is today because at one point it became "good enough" to supplant all competing products within the federal government. It has stagnated ever since, and only if we are lucky will worldwide rejection of Microsoft products lead to the company vending better ones. Of course it would be better still if more competition were fostered here in the US, but I've given up hope on that. I agree that the EU is hardly objective about this. Can you imagine if Microsoft was primarily located in Europe? Like Airbus their excesses would be encouraged.

On the other hand, the pencil pushers here in the US aren’t all that far behind those in Europe, and Microsoft has been a beneficiary of much government favoritism here.

Governments selecting the winners and losers can’t possibly lead to the best products in the long run. Microsoft is where it is today because at one point it became “good enough” to supplant all competing products within the federal government. It has stagnated ever since, and only if we are lucky will worldwide rejection of Microsoft products lead to the company vending better ones. Of course it would be better still if more competition were fostered here in the US, but I’ve given up hope on that.

]]> By: jack deed http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090224/eu-to-microsoft-you-like-bundling-ill-show-you-bundling/comment-page-1/#comment-5368 jack deed Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:11:56 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=13525#comment-5368 The EU is attempting to protect markets not users. MSFT is an easy mark for the cash strapped commission. Kroes is making her name fining MSFT, her hate and her words clearly demonstrate that she should be shown the door. The EU is a breeding ground for pencil pushers wielding extreme powers with only the most basic understanding of the very markets upon which they are ruling. The EU is attempting to protect markets not users.

MSFT is an easy mark for the cash strapped commission.
Kroes is making her name fining MSFT, her hate and her words clearly demonstrate that she should be shown the door. The EU is a breeding ground for pencil pushers wielding extreme powers with only the most basic understanding of the very markets upon which they are ruling.

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