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> This move by the EU is good, but too little too late You should be thankful at all this is happening. On the other side of the ocean bundling office and team

by znpy 2y ago

> This move by the EU is good, but too little too late You should be thankful at all this is happening. On the other side of the ocean bundling office and teams is still perfectly legal. I wonder why nobody at the US antitrust office has said anything at all.

shiroiushi 2y ago
>I wonder why nobody at the US antitrust office has said anything at all. Gee, I wonder...
- DANmode 2y ago
  For the reader: https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-government-has-a-microsoft-problem/ https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-government-has-a-microsof...
yazzku 2y ago
The US is too invested (literally) in Big Tech right now, as it gives them a geopolitical advantage. That's why they have not broken up anything for real lately. But this feed-the-giant policy is already, though slowly, starting to crack. Look at how Congress is caught by the balls by Microsoft (“The US government’s dependence on Microsoft poses a serious threat to US national security,” says US senator Ron Wyden. [1]), and yet they cannot do anything about it because they have no alternative; a self-inflicted wound from decades of inaction. Like the other comment here, it's ironic that it is the EU pulling from the market/capitalism playbook now. [1] https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-government-has-a-microsoft-problem/ https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-government-has-a-microsof...
Wytwwww 2y ago
> On the other side of the ocean bundling office and teams So is bundling office and PowerPoint which killed a massive number of presentation apps before they were even born. How is this particularly different? Should bundling any apps/sofware/services together be illegal? Should that only apply to specific companies?
- znpy 2y ago
  > Should bundling any apps/sofware/services together be illegal? Yes, it's an abuse of dominant position in the market. > Should that only apply to specific companies? It should apply to any market segment where one vendor can abuse its position.

by znpy 2y ago

shiroiushi 2y ago

>I wonder why nobody at the US antitrust office has said anything at all. Gee, I wonder...

DANmode 2y ago
For the reader: https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-government-has-a-microsoft-problem/ https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-government-has-a-microsof...

yazzku 2y ago

The US is too invested (literally) in Big Tech right now, as it gives them a geopolitical advantage. That's why they have not broken up anything for real lately. But this feed-the-giant policy is already, though slowly, starting to crack. Look at how Congress is caught by the balls by Microsoft (“The US government’s dependence on Microsoft poses a serious threat to US national security,” says US senator Ron Wyden. [1]), and yet they cannot do anything about it because they have no alternative; a self-inflicted wound from decades of inaction. Like the other comment here, it's ironic that it is the EU pulling from the market/capitalism playbook now. [1] https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-government-has-a-microsoft-problem/ https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-government-has-a-microsof...

Wytwwww 2y ago

> On the other side of the ocean bundling office and teams So is bundling office and PowerPoint which killed a massive number of presentation apps before they were even born. How is this particularly different? Should bundling any apps/sofware/services together be illegal? Should that only apply to specific companies?

znpy 2y ago
> Should bundling any apps/sofware/services together be illegal? Yes, it's an abuse of dominant position in the market. > Should that only apply to specific companies? It should apply to any market segment where one vendor can abuse its position.