Comments on: Microsoft accepts EC competition ruling on interoperability info: analysis http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2007/10/24/microsoft-accepts-ec-competition-ruling-on-interoperability-info-analysis/ Protecting your rights in the digital age Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:13:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: mad http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2007/10/24/microsoft-accepts-ec-competition-ruling-on-interoperability-info-analysis/#comment-131511 mad Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:34:18 +0000 http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2007/10/24/microsoft-accepts-ec-competition-ruling-on-interoperability-info-analysis/#comment-131511 APRIL (French association which promotes and defends Free Software) has written a press release : "The EU/Microsoft Agreement on Interoperability: Who Is the Victor? Paris, October 23, 2007 - Press Release APRIL urges caution when considering the European Commission's recent settlement with Microsoft, which would accept to comply with the requirements described in its 2004 conviction for monopolistic practices. An in-depth study of the specifics of the settlement (to date unavailable) is required to determine whether this announcement is not just a Pyrrhic victory for the Commission, for interoperability, and for free markets. In any event, the announcement seems to give a green light to the acceptance of software patents in Europe." Read more on http://www.april.org/articles/communiques/pr-20071023.html.en APRIL (French association which promotes and defends Free Software) has written a press release :

“The EU/Microsoft Agreement on Interoperability: Who Is the Victor?

Paris, October 23, 2007 - Press Release

APRIL urges caution when considering the European Commission’s recent settlement with Microsoft, which would accept to comply with the requirements described in its 2004 conviction for monopolistic practices. An in-depth study of the specifics of the settlement (to date unavailable) is required to determine whether this announcement is not just a Pyrrhic victory for the Commission, for interoperability, and for free markets. In any event, the announcement seems to give a green light to the acceptance of software patents in Europe.”

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http://www.april.org/articles/communiques/pr-20071023.html.en

]]> By: Ghillie Suits » The Open Rights Group : Blog Archive " Microsoft accepts EC competition ruling on interoperability info: analysis http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2007/10/24/microsoft-accepts-ec-competition-ruling-on-interoperability-info-analysis/#comment-130715 Ghillie Suits » The Open Rights Group : Blog Archive " Microsoft accepts EC competition ruling on interoperability info: analysis Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:35:24 +0000 http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2007/10/24/microsoft-accepts-ec-competition-ruling-on-interoperability-info-analysis/#comment-130715 [...] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerptgetting to grips with real import of the MS/EU concord …"The open-source software sector isn’t popping open champagne bottles just yet." [...] [...] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerptgetting to grips with real import of the MS/EU concord …"The open-source software sector isn’t popping open champagne bottles just yet." [...]

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