Remember: Microsoft anti-trust case is due in November 2007

Summary:

The Microsoft anti-trust case is due to be reloaded in November 2007. Given the corruption suspicions that are affecting the OOXML standardisation process all over the world, I think we should record and retain any evidence that occurs now, to be used later in the trial.

Remember: Microsoft anti-trust case is due in November 2007

Anonymous (82.76.195.x) 30 Aug 2007 08:46

I just want to remind everybody on this forum that, accordin to Wikipedia, the Microsoft anti-trust case is due to be reloaded in November 2007:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_v._Microsoft

Given the serious corruption matters that occured in this process for OOXML standardisation, any individual or organisation that holds direct evidence of Microsoft's unfair practices is kindly asked to preserve it - it might be useful later.

If you do a Google search, you will find out that it is very likely that European Union will impose punitive fees on Microsoft, in an amount of around $236 millions / day, for every day that Microsoft fails to implement Court's anti-trust decisions. ;-)

Răzvan

Re: Remember: Microsoft anti-trust case is due in November 2007

stegu 30 Aug 2007 09:23

"$236 millions / day" seems a much too large figure. Is this really so?

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Re: Remember: Microsoft anti-trust case is due in November 2007

podmokle 30 Aug 2007 20:01

A critical date is 17 Sept EU vs. MS.

I believe attention of media is crucial now. I would like to get an article like this in mainstream business press:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9033701&intsrc=news_ts_head

It is true that it is very hard to keep track of irregularities in the OOXML vote process, just because there are far too many.

In the case that you have any antitrust complaints against Microsoft feel free to sent evidence to
http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/forms/consumer_form.html
or get in touch with your local competition authority. As in standardization reports have to be "technical".

It is very important that everything that happens gets documented.

Re: Remember: Microsoft anti-trust case is due in November 2007

Anonymous (217.211.104.x) 30 Aug 2007 22:18

I would like to get an article like this in mainstream business press

Apparently, Wall Street Journal Europe did a piece on it. I do not have the article,
though, just a comment I read at Groklaw, and Wall Street Journal Europe Online
is only available to subscribers.

Re: Remember: Microsoft anti-trust case is due in November 2007

Anonymous (213.100.54.x) 31 Aug 2007 08:30

Actually, I think you're referring to:
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB118843789318613086.html

Re: Remember: Microsoft anti-trust case is due in November 2007

Anonymous (82.76.195.x) 30 Aug 2007 13:22

So I've read … please google around … ;-)