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This was a result of the antitrust case sun and novell brought before the EU comission. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Microsoft_competition_ca

by Joeri 14y ago

This was a result of the antitrust case sun and novell brought before the EU comission. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Microsoft_competition_case http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Microsoft_compet... It got us windows without media player (which nobody used), the browser ballot (which everyone endured) and a requirement that all their server protocols be documented sufficiently for competitors to implement the same service (which we all benefited from to a large degree). http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-04-70_en.htm?locale=en http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-04-70_en.htm?local...

siamore 14y ago
But they were only required to incorporate support for ODF in office[1], and it seems like they have complied[2]. is there any relationship between ODF and DOC? [1] http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/05/22/us-eu-microsoft-idUSL2257119220080522 http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/05/22/us-eu-microsoft-id... [2] http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source-software/how-microsoft-was-forced-open-office-200233 http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source-software/how-microsof...