Kodak v. Microsoft

[CiberTHuG]

Kodak v. Microsoft (ZDNet)

As I understand it, Kodak's attempts to steer customers to Kodak is being thwarted by Microsoft's attempts to steer customers to tithing film companies.

While I don't like the business practice regardless of who is doing it, Kodak or Microsoft, it is clear that Kodak is not "abusing its market share". You likely bought a Kodak camera, and you had a choice. Besides, it is just pointing you back to Kodak's site. You can uninstall the Kodak software the the Kodak camera works fine with the MS software and probably with Adobe and several others. MS made sure the camera was compatible, part of the embrace and extend strategy.

MS is abusing its market share by demanding that Kodak pay to be listed.

[chrisjk]

Originally posted by CiberTHuG
MS is abusing its market share

Nothing new there then.

[Kzin]

Originally posted by CiberTHuG

MS is abusing its market share by demanding that Kodak pay to be listed.

So presumably MS reckon that they have won the antitrust case now and don't hasve to keep their heads down . . .

[CiberTHuG]

I don't think MS ever changed their tactics. I don't think they were ever in danger. I think the government did a bad job of attacking the only key points they had.

'Course... how could you fix it? The split that was suggested would simply make three smaller companies that would have monopolies in their respective markets. You would have to completely dismantle the company, and let the developers scramble for years to build five or so Windows spin offs. The economy would suffer, the home desktop OS would suffer.

*shrug*

I'm afriad it is a loose loose situation. We are going to hell, the question, do we kill the devil for the fun of it?

[spetnik]

Originally posted by CiberTHuG
I'm afriad it is a loose loose situation. We are going to hell, the question, do we kill the devil for the fun of it?

I say, Join me on my crusade to Seattle!!!!