Comments on: Google tipped off EU authorities over Microsoft’s $732M browser boo-boo, report claims

By: Dnqxote

Dnqxote — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:49:30 +0000

Looking forward to a similar option screen in Android going ahead..

By: flamencoguy

flamencoguy — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:14:16 +0000

scroogled back fired.

By: Auntie Edna

Auntie Edna — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:57:41 +0000

I hate to break the news, but the people who tipped off Google are closer to home than you think. This is how I knew this fine was coming in March, before it hit the news:

http://betanews.com/2013/02/26/bloody-well-time-microsoft-releases-internet-explorer-10-for-windows-7/#comment-813112790 .

It was no “glitch”, incidentally.

By: David Meyer

David Meyer — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:42:17 +0000

Thanks very much for flagging that up. Fixed now.

By: scottwilkins

scottwilkins — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:31:39 +0000

The EU agreement only applied to Windows 7, not Win 7 SP1. That’s egg on Google face IMHO.

By: Garett Rogers

Garett Rogers — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:23:26 +0000

How long until Apple is accused of being a monopoly? Apple doesn’t give users the option of choosing the default browser on iPhone or iPad. That is worse than what Microsoft did to be deemed a Monopoly.

By: jakerome

jakerome — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:08:03 +0000

Isn’t it customary, in fact required, to include attribution information when posting photos are licensed CC-BY? People give away their photos for free, the least you can do is properly credit them. OBTW, it took less than a minute to trace the photographer.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/malczyk/5638599313/

By: Henry Higgins

Henry Higgins — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:58:24 +0000

Wouldn’t a more appropriate lead photo be a Googlebeast eating the roadkill that is Microsoft?

By: David Olson

David Olson — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:49:30 +0000

The point seems to be, not that anything said by the previous commenters is wrong, rather behind these justifiable steps is a strategic shift to increase hostilities. There is a lot at stake for Microsoft as it seems to be failing to gain traction outside of its historic areas of revenue. And a number of Google’s business decisions seem to more directly threaten the profitability of competitors rather than directly contribute to their own profits. The thesis of the article seems well justified. I would like to hear more analysis of the art of war between Microsoft and Google.

By: Fourthletter58

Fourthletter58 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:01:19 +0000

An overall picture ? Where have you been for the past 15 years ? Microsoft have been waging a war against Google – Don’t forget the inside MS joke – Bing – Because it’s not Google!