Microsoft Accuses EC Of Violating Its Right

Microsoft has finally decided to stand up to the European Commission, which seems determined not to protect the free market but to make Microsoft suffer. Microsoft has sent a "strongly worded letter" to the EC, saying that it has violated their defense rights in its antitrust investigation. Microsoft also said that it had submitted the neccessary technical documentation to the EC, but the regulator had not fully reviewed it. Additionally, Microsoft said the EC was confusing the difference between Microsoft revealing Windows source code, which would follow the spirit of the ruling by assisting competitors with developing interoperable applications, and revealing Windows internals, which would allow cloning of Windows. Additionally, from the I'm glad to see Microsoft fighting back. The EC has been bungling this case for a year now, since the mind-numbing decision to force Microsoft to release a version of Windows that couldn't play audio files, to its latest moves to disqualify Microsoft's every concession until MS has to hand over the store to competitors. This has gone from a case of anticompetitive action on the part of a monopoly to a government agency trying to handicap a major corporation and attack their core business. Problem is, who's going to stop them? Can Microsoft win this fight on its own? (via Bink) InsideGoogle blog, offering the latest news and insights about Google and search engines. Visit the