Microsoft Softens Up On Competition 150
shaneFalco writes "The BBC is reporting that Microsoft, prompted in part by their recently legal woes in the European Union will allow vendors to set non-Microsoft applications as the default on Windows computers. This initiative is part of a dozen 'tenets to promote competition' that the company is adopting in the face of stiff criticism of business tactics in Europe. Other tents include not retaliating against businesses that promote non-MS software, and a relaxing of restrictions on licensing Windows-related patents." From the article: "The principles might mean that some manufacturers will promote search engines other than Microsoft's own, Mr Smith said - an apparent reference to Google, which has looked to be on a collision course with Microsoft over search engines. 'There are certain steps we can't take that would have been permitted a decade ago,' the executive added." We touched on this announcement yesterday, but details on the '12 tenets' were less clear at that point.
How nice (Score:4, Funny)
Your Getting A Dell (Score:5, Funny)
Re:You can already do this! (Score:3, Funny)
and pray it works
Softening... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Your Getting A Dell (Score:2, Funny)
Okay, old joke, but I thought it was fitting.
Re:Publish volume-based pricing (Score:3, Funny)
To show how good we know are; we swear we'll keep doing what we're forced to by law! ;-)
-a.d.-
Dual boot out of the box? (Score:2, Funny)
What?
Re:You can already do this! (Score:3, Funny)