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SeraphimLabs:
There needs to be another antitrust suit against Microsoft. Once again we find them taking technical measures to prevent people from using non-Microsoft software on their computer equipment.

40hz:
There needs to be another antitrust suit against Microsoft. Once again we find them taking technical measures to prevent people from using non-Microsoft software on their computer equipment.
-SeraphimLabs (June 02, 2012, 10:28 PM)
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With its industry-authored IP agenda (SOPA/PIPI/ACTA) in full swing, I don't think you can reasonably expect any action on the part of the US government to do anything that might seriously threaten Microsoft's control of the global PC market.

I think the US government would be willing to tolerate almost anything rather than let Microsoft get hurt right now. Especially since it's one of the few places where a US company still maintains such a degree of technical dominance.

One of the best ways to protect yourself from government interference is to become "too big to be allowed to fail." But an even better way is to follow in the footsteps of Ivan Boesky and position yourself in such a way that you couldn't be taken down without collapsing the entire business sector you're in.

Microsoft is too big and important to the US economy to be allowed to fail. And there's also no way you could seriously come down on Microsoft without the risk of the US computer industry losing its present control of the PC/desktop market.

And it's an election year so...

Antitrust suit? Sorry. Not anytime soon.

If ever.

tomos:
Antitrust suit? Sorry. Not anytime soon.
-40hz (June 03, 2012, 01:50 PM)
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The EU would have a go though, I reckon.

Carol Haynes:
Antitrust won't work because MS are not mandating that disabling is not allowed (at least on PCs).

Two simple solutions for OEMs:

1) Allow BIOS switch off of Secure Boot.
2) Ship their boxes without OS - offer a choice of OS with purchase - Linux or Windows (not OEM edition). That would have the big advantage of really pissing off MS as Win 8 sales would not take off like they want when the real cost is transparent to consumers.

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