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1. Comment - Microsoft and the EU's Experiment in Socialism

   (Sep 30, 2007 - 2:11 PM)

   Democracy describes a small number of related forms of government. The fundamental features of democracies include government based on majority rule and the consent of the governed, the existence of free and fair elections, the protection of political minorities, respect for basic human rights, equality before the law, due process, and political pluralism. Equality before the law means whay it says. Microsoft is not different.

2. Comment - Microsoft and the EU's Experiment in Socialism

   (Sep 30, 2007 - 1:56 PM)

   Monopolies have the tendency to fix prices and keep them at a high level and tend to prevent creativity and competition. Governments' duty is to amplify competition no to curtail it. Any other argument such as "the market will take care of itself without regulators" does not wash if it weren't for usa and EU central banks right now we all be in a serious depression. Goverments should act as facilitators for business treating everyone equally. Microsoft is not different. More competition more choices for society and good for the economy because we can buy goods and services cheaper. If I drive too fast I have to pay a fine because there are rules that say so the same applies to Microsoft. I am sure that everyone apply their own rules in their homes were they live.

3. Comment - Microsoft and the EU's Experiment in Socialism

   (Sep 29, 2007 - 1:51 AM)

   The best socialists were american do not forget the struggle of the american workers of the 8 hours a day. The rights for women to vote. Struggle of american workers against child slave labour. Many children as young as 10 worked in american cold mines. America is what it is today thanks to the creativity and the struggle of its citizens. Best fair thinking socialists in the 20th century were members of the Chicago Brigade that fought against Franco in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. To have universal medical assistance, free education and equal opportunity is not an European aim it is very much part of the American Dream. If allowing more competition is socialism Viva Socialism.

4. Comment - Microsoft and the EU's Experiment in Socialism

   (Sep 29, 2007 - 1:41 AM)

   Big fish feeds from small fish. When the small fish ceases to exist. The big fish dies. When the big fish dies the small fish multiplies. What is more important to society the big fish like microsoft or a lot of small fish like the ones that create more innovations. I believe that the European Model allows for the big fish and the small fish to survive. Live a let live. Viva US and Viva the capacity of the American people to innovate. After all the electricity was finally made into a reality by an american as well as the world wide web was inventented by an European Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee. Comments of false patriotism are a product of ignorance. We depend from each other for our survival. Suprime loans in the US affect the rest of the world similary if the economy of Brasil or Mexico goes down it will also afect the whole world (including the USA). Capital is not nationalised nowadays.

5. Comment - EU Court: Microsoft Abused Power

   (Sep 17, 2007 - 10:42 AM)

   The issue is that Microsof is preventing creativity and therefore competion in the market place because it denied for years information to the competion that would have improved interoperativity with MS. Has Microsoft changed since 1998 about this issue? A little bit. I hope it will change further. For those people that has been forced to purchase newer hardware because of Vista perhaps Microsoft has a long way to go. A mere new drivers would have done the trick..all that waste..