Unbundling Microsoft Windows

[Henk Elegeert]

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http://www.globalisation.eu/briefings/competition-policy/unbundling-microsoft-windows-200709231241/

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Computers in the European Union should be sold without a bundled
operating system, according to this submission to the European
Commission. It says that the bundling of Microsoft Windows with
computers is not in the public interest, and prevents meaningful
competition in the operating system market.

The submission comes after the Commission won a ruling supporting its
existing antitrust action against Microsoft in the European Court of
First Instance. The Institute argues that cheaper competitors are
unable to benefit from their lower cost because consumers have already
been forced to buy Windows. Windows' dominant position both has slowed
technical improvements and prevented new alternatives entering from
the marketplace.

Operating systems, it says, are not a natural monopoly, requiring just
one supplier. Instead, in a competitive market, there would be a broad
compatibility between different supplier's products. "Competition
would encourage open standards and interoperability as vendors would,
for competitive reasons, want their products to interact with other
vendors' products," the submission says.

Download report (PDF).
http://www.globalisation.eu/publications/unbundlingmicrosoftwindows.pdf

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Wat zou het standpunt (hier) van D66 zijn?

Henk Elegeert

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