E.u.s.s.r.
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I've been reading things here and there about the EU mandating, on penalty of an incredible fine, that Microsoft ship its own product Windows without Microsoft's own media player and to reveal parts of its programming code to rivals. Microsoft has already settled with the U.S. Justice Department, revealing code and allowing PC makers and conumsers to hide the bundled software. All this in the name of 'fair competition'.
This isn't just about Microsoft, it's about property rights. Personally, I favor Apple computers even though I do not own one. However, because Microsoft has been more successful with Windows, which will run on a very wide selection of hardware, does this mean they should be penalized for including additional software in their own product?
I would rather destroy this site than be forced to remove certain content or functionality for the sake of 'fair competition'. This site only exists because people produced it, and it in no way should be subject to the whims of those who have not created it.
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