 Permalink for comment 368121 RE[2]: EU being unfair? by
Drumhellar on Fri 12th Jun 2009 09:38 UTC in reply to "RE: EU
being unfair?" Member since:  The EU does NOT demand Microsoft
is bundling competitor's products.  Well, of course they aren't
demanding Microsoft bundle other browsers, but that IS what
they've been leaning towards. Also, the user does have a choice
already. The EU was attempting to make Microsoft force the
choice.  That is why Microsoft decided to un-bundle the browser.
Well, that, and to hopefully avoid another massive fine.  The EU
is demanding only that the user has the choice  Again, the
consumer does have a choice. For example, I'm primarily a
Windows user, but IE sucks. I choose to use Firefox instead. I
have since v0.7 or so. Of course, I couldn't easily download it
without IE already installed.  - not the company itself.  Why
shouldn't the company have a choice? It is their product to
sell. They do have responsibilities to their investors.
Microsoft frequently abuses their position