Blog 2 : Court dismisses Microsoft appeal in antitrust case.
The article is about Microsoft that’s prohibiting agreements or practices that restrict free trading and competition between business entities.
The Case started in 1993 and was caused by a complaint from the software company Novell about Microsoft’s practice of withholding information about server protocols needed for building interoperable products.
The European Court of Justice has decided in a preliminary ruling in 2003 that Microsoft needs to give the grant competitors access to its server protocols and have to unbundle its Media Player software from its Windows operating system. Above this judgment the Commission imposed Microsoft a fine of € 497 million, this fine was the largest one in history.
Against this judgment Microsoft has called appeal, that has been dismissed.
Thanks to this judgment the consumers have more choice in the software markets and obligate Microsoft to allow competition in the high tech Industries Market. This discussion token by court confirms the objectivity and the credibility of the Commissions competition policy.
Although I knew that Microsoft was the leader in the high tech Industries Market I didn’t thought they were banning other software companies to allow competition between their business entities.
I think their monopoly strategy has well worked out. Now the days, most of the peoples and companies are used to the Microsoft- Software. They already know the method of the software and are not driven to change all there software and learn new software.
Source: http://www.euractiv.com/en/infosociety/court-dismisses-microsoft-appeal-antitrust-case/article-166778
Written by Magalie Van Belleghem, 3RP1
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I think it’s a good decision to ‘punish’ Microsoft for their monopoly strategy. Microsoft is a well known company in the world and like Magalie said, their strategy has well worked out! On almost every computer screen you see Microsoft programs.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenAccording to me the decision of the European Court of Justice is very good for the customers because they have more opportunities now and small high tech companies will be able to enter into competition with Microsoft, but I guess this will be very difficult.
Navaron Walraeve