Microsoft goes after Google for being a monopoly

[GTSRboy]

"DOJ's Microsoft prosecutor: Google is a monopoly"

http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/31/tech...case/index.htm

Interesting...remember their slogan "Dont be evil"

[Sparky]

Is microsoft upset that they got caught stealing Google's results, so now they are gonna sue them over something else just to feel better about themselves?

[Sandlotje]

Who is Microsoft to accuse Google of being a monopoly? Microsoft just needs to up their level -- I'm sure it's every company's dream to dominate the market so that everyone wants your product; and to accuse another company of wrong-doing for accomplishing that is not right. Hopefully this isn't taken too seriously in court. Microsoft needs to spend more time and effort elsewhere.

[xlink]

remind me again how google's actions increase costs for consumers

[ABXG]

remind me again how google's actions increase costs for consumers

This is how:
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/password_reuse.png

[Think]

You have got to be kidding. Microsoft arguing the bad business practice of Google?!

What hypocrites.

[Mad Pistol]

The long standing monopolistic company is going after the new monopoly? How ironic.

From what I can tell, google hasn't cost me a dime. Increasing costs of the consumer? Whatever. I use youtube, google documents, chrome, gmail, and their search engine on a regular basis.

Thank you Google for pissing microsoft off.

[killerxp100]

This is the funnest thing I've heard all day.

[Otis11]

This thread is pure win.

remind me again how google's actions increase costs for consumers

Exactly. This is crap. Does google even charge for anything???

[NEOAethyr]

This is the funnest thing I've heard all day.

Same here ^^.
This I think is an apr 1st joke.

Pretty sure google and microsoft are buddy buddy.

[Brother Esau]

I just figured that another perspective from MovieMan would be appreciated here.

Microsoft has balls to point any fingers at entities for being monopolies seeing how they are such fine upstanding citizens themselves

Look at Windows 7 which is basically a (Vista Re-badge) yet they got away with that B.S which I think was wrong, considering everybody had to upgrade to a entire computer just to be able to run Vista which was and is a complete pile of tttt. Only a very powerdfull monopoly could get away with that us common folk would be thrown in the pokey for 15 years if we pulled that kind of stunt.

[T_M]

Look at Windows 7 which is basically a (Vista Re-badge) yet they got away with that B.S which I think was wrong, considering everybody had to upgrade to a entire computer just to be able to run Vista which was and is a complete pile of tttt. Only a very powerdfull monopoly could get away with that us common folk would be thrown in the pokey for 15 years if we pulled that kind of stunt.

I must have missed the instruction from Microsoft forcing me to buy Windows 7

[NEOAethyr]

Hi, I'm a pc, I have a buggy bios where as my irq table was designed by a toddler.
I can't install xp because my hd controller has a conflicting irq.
If you try I'll bsod.

Nah that's not ms's fault though...
How about ie9 and dx10/11.
Not required, yet...

[Ao1]

Google are the scariest monopoly ever. People in the UK worry about the extent of media control Murdock has. The web however is a global media format and Google control it.

I really don’t like the way that search results are becoming increasing a measure of how much money you spend on SEO/ Google Ads and I don’t like how my web browsing is monitored to work out what advertisements to feed me.

Small companies are being crippled with the cost of SEO/ Google Ads.

Maybe they started off with the right intent, but when you get that large people with morals don’t tend to get a say.

[kuroikenshi]

Hi, I'm a pc, I have a buggy bios where as my irq table was designed by a toddler.

care for some drinks???

[Nikolasz]

Ah cmon Now micro$$$$$$$$$$$$oft crying now
Whats wrong with earning money nowdays LOL!

Ps, we are moviemans and fuggers <-(great ppl)

[Caparroz]

April fools joke, right?

[Nikolasz]

April fools joke, right?

Here you go, i havent see it before i made post reply that will explain Moviman
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=268877

[Brother Esau]

I must have missed the instruction from Microsoft forcing me to buy Windows 7

The point is that they should have given it to Vista O.S owners for free for the blatant lie they told them when they told them it was the best O.S they ever created to date!

Just imagine buying a whole new computer just to be able to run Microsofts New Operating System (DDR2 was Not Cheap Back Then) and only to find out that you were blatantly lied to.

[Brother Esau]

Here you go, i havent see it before i made post reply that will explain Moviman
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=268877

I spoke with Dave a couple of Days ago, I know he is behind this although he never mentioned to me that he would be doing it

[NEOAethyr]

What do you mean?, wasn't win98 da greatest windows evah?
So great it crashed when bill was demo'ing it...

[Chrono Detector]

Whatever Microsoft.

[trn]

Now this story must be an April Fools joke!

[Sparky]

The point is that they should have given it to Vista O.S owners for free for the blatant lie they told them when they told them it was the best O.S they ever created to date!

Just imagine buying a whole new computer just to be able to run Microsofts New Operating System (DDR2 was Not Cheap Back Then) and only to find out that you were blatantly lied to.

Oh please.....

Vista ran fine on even just moderate hardware. Sure you didn't have the pretty Aero glass theme if you had crappy intel graphics or an old graphics card, but other than that it ran fine. You act like it was Crysis that didn't run well on anything

[randomizer]

Meh, both companies just fire the same attacks at each other, and both are just as bad. Neither is interested in true openness when monopolies are where the money is. Embrace, extend, and extinguish.