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EU's gain is U.S. loss in influence on antitrust

http://www.reuters.com

The European Union's antitrust agency is becoming more influential just as its U.S. counterparts have grown more cautious and inactive, experts say.

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A free market for free software

http://news.zdnet.co.uk

It is one thing to recognise a problem, quite another to fix it. Although the Globalisation Institute is quite correct in saying that Microsoft's effective monopoly of the desktop is unfair to competitors and holds back the market, its proposed solution is no solution at all.

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Microsoft ordered to hand over Windows secrets after losing appeal over record 'monopoly' fine

http://www.dailymail.co.uk

...Microsoft must disclose its secret computer codes to enable rival companies' gadgets such as media players to work seamlessly with Windows personal computers when downloading songs and videos.

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Does Microsoft matter any more?

http://www.channel4.com

As Europe bashes 'market abusing' Microsoft, our technology correspondent says it's Google and Apple they should be looking at.

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Rivals say Microsoft has not changed its ways

http://biz.yahoo.com

Next week's European antitrust ruling against Microsoft Corp (NasdaqGS:MSFT - News) is a legacy of its past behavior, but competitors say the company's current strategy is a sign of history repeating itself.

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States lodge claim against that MS still a monopoly(PDF)

http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com

Plaintiff States California, Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the District of Columbia (“California Group”)1 respectfully submit this Report on Remedial Effectiveness.

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Microsoft Still a Monopoly, 7 State Attorneys Say

http://www.channelinsider.com

Seven state attorneys say key provisions of the final antitrust judgment have had little impact on competition with Microsoft.

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Open-source vendors: Monopolies waiting to happen?

http://news.com.com

JBoss developer Roy Russo wonders if all open-source companies are de facto monopolistic. Like many others that I respect (Dave Rosenberg, Lonn Johnston, President Bush, Oscar the Grouch), Russo says any market ultimately has room for only one purveyor of free software.

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