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> Can't use "private APIs"? Microsoft was hauled in front > of the DOJ for better. Utter bullshit.
by rimantas 15y ago
> Can't use "private APIs"? Microsoft was hauled in front
> of the DOJ for better.
Utter bullshit.
- tonyedgecombe 15y agohttp://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/18821233/microsoft-to-publish-385-windows-apis-protocols-to-make-antitrust-case-go-away.htm http://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/18821233/microsoft-...
- petercooper 15y agoTony has already posted a good link, but more: http://www.zdnet.com/news/microsoft-vs-doj-its-all-in-the-apis/96125 http://www.zdnet.com/news/microsoft-vs-doj-its-all-in-the-ap... Of particular interest: On Thursday, when the company had a chance to edit the DOJ's antitrust remedy proposal, it added language stating that "nothing in this provision shall require Microsoft to disclose any internal interfaces of a Microsoft Operating System Product." Throughout its edits of the DOJ proposal, Microsoft tried to draw a distinction between external APIs (which the company is willing to give away and already often does) and internal APIs (which it is fighting tooth and nail to keep under wraps). Restricting access to and the lack of documentation for private APIs was a key part of the case, although due to its technical nature, was not particularly well publicized.