<OT> A bad day in Redmond

[Tony Alfrey]

Lonni J Friedman wrote:
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> Have any European companies been convicted for monopolistic practices?
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I think the response of the European Commission and the court was driven 
at least partly by Microsoft having agreed to comply with an agreement 
reached between the Commission and Microsoft, but then blowing off the 
agreement.  I think that there may be a perception amongst some 
Europeans that large American institutions simply blast along and do 
whatever they want without taking others into consideration.  That 
certainly fits Microsoft.  I think some large European companies that 
own half of Europe (Alcatel, Thomson, etc) perhaps are a little smarter 
in this regard and play the game, which is at least 75% politics, a 
little more intelligently.


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Tony Alfrey
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