OMG: Microsoft's Vista will it ever get release to the public?

[Hellfighter]

European Officials Reviewing Windows Vista Complaints

The European Commission is looking into complaints about Microsoft's Vista, but no formal investigation has been launched.

Simon Taylor, IDG News Service
Monday, February 13, 2006
BRUSSELS--Officials with the European Commission have confirmed that they are examining complaints lodged by Microsoft's rivals against the company's Vista operating system, due to launch by the end of this year.

"Several companies have expressed their concerns to the European Commission concerning Microsoft's Vista, but there are no formal complaints," says Jonathan Todd, a spokesman for the commission's top antitrust official, Commissioner Neelie Kroes, adding: "The commission is monitoring the situation, but there is no formal investigation."

Asked what the substance of the complaints were, Todd said that they have to do with the bundling of products into Vista, but he declined to be more specific.

In a similar case in the United States, U.S. Department of Justice officials are looking at Vista's boot-up features and whether PC makers can customize the options presented to users when they switch on their PCs.


Microsoft to Respond This Week
Todd also stressed that Microsoft, when "designing and implementing Vista," should comply with the principles established by the commission's ruling of March 2004, which found that the company had abused its dominant position in the PC operating system market.

Microsoft this week has to formally respond to a request from the commission to explain why it believes it has complied with the 2004 ruling. If the commission does not accept the company's arguments, it can hit Microsoft with a daily fine of $2.4 million.

The commission says that the company has not yet provided sufficient documentation to allow rivals to develop products that can interoperate with its server software. Microsoft argues that the steps it has taken, including documentation it has provided, and offers of source code access and free technical assistance, mean that it has fulfilled the commission's demands.

Source: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,124703,00.asp

with windows Vista get off the ground, all these Antitrust Case coming at them, even for Windows Vista that is coming there some who like to jump the gun away ahead before it even release to the public -sad

there even a longer listing to read the list go here: http://www.pcworld.com/resource/brow...,1,pg,1,00.asp

[Hellfighter]

DD there even some in the USA are going after them too.

about Windows Vista

[Mstenger404]

as long as i get vista before halo 2 comes out, im ok with that

[Hellfighter]

the thing is you invast 10 million dollare to get the new windows Vista made and it all finish, but before it release to the public you got fines of 100.000.00 million dollares to pay out before it released? i would trash it totally then release it to the public do to have to pay fines in the long run if it not release there no fine to pay for it.

[Hellfighter]

yea but they what more then that

[DevilDog#1]

Like what?

[Lucky]

halo 2 is out dumbbut.

[DevilDog#1]

Language please ...

[Mstenger404]

Originally posted by Living
halo 2 is out dumbbut.

not the pc version!
they say it will only work for vista

[Scott]

I think it's stupid.. I don't get how people think MS is a monopoly.. They don't force anyone to use there products.. It's not there fault it became the standard, it's everyone who has ever used it or developed it that made it a standard..

[Hellfighter]

Living
warning no name call people were.

Scott but that word out long ago.

added note: i think MS: Windows turn out great and so easy to get use to, it mostly encluded bundle with computer system anyways.

[BADDOG]

No more anti european language please. As I have no ax to grind for the european union I can't see what good insults against them does......other than to provoke arguments.


Regards

[Mstenger404]

Bill Gates may be getting the "i dont have enough money" flu.

[Hellfighter]

Originally posted by DevilDog#1
Like what?

DD check this listing out you can see its a long list a very long listing:

Link: http://www.pcworld.com/resource/brow...,1,pg,1,00.asp