Did Google Tip Off EU About Microsoft Browser Ballot? 187
Dupple writes with a story about the latest in the Google-Microsoft feud. "The tired spat between Google and Microsoft just got a lot more interesting after reports that the search giant tipped off European authorities to antitrust concerns, a tip that will now cost the Windows-maker nearly a billion dollars. When news of the fine levied by the European Union's competition watchdog broke on Wednesday, nobody was too surprised that the European Commission was punishing Microsoft for bullying consumers. But with a recent headline-stealing dispute between the Redmond, Washington company and Google, it's competitor down in Mountain View, California, bloggers got curious. Early Wednesday evening, The Wall Street Journal's Tom Gara wondered, 'Did Google Snitch?' According to a Financial Times report published a few minutes later, the answer is yes."
Re:Who cares? (Score:5, Funny)
Microsoft were fined for a reason. Who cares that google complained?
I don't think you quite understand how the tech world has changed. With the rise of Android, iOS and OSX, Microsoft has become the new underdog. It's only right and just to give minority OSes your support when big corporate bullies try to take them down.
Remember the love, people. When new items of hardware are released, make sure the question is asked here on /., "Sure, but can it run Windows??"
Re:Obvious troll (Score:5, Funny)
Give it a month :)
Re:Obvious troll (Score:5, Funny)
We use Windows 7 N at work. Nice to be able to install the video player one prefers, without having to fight Windows Media Player.
In what way do you have to fight WMP? You can set the default player by file type (and all video players give you the option to make their program the default). Plus you can go into "Turn Windows features on or off" and remove Windows Media Player completely in standard Windows 7.
You can probably do the same thing in Windows 8 by moving the mouse to four seventeenths of the way down the screen near the left side (right side in the sourthern hemisphere) and draw six anti-clockwise circles.
Re:Redwood? (Score:4, Funny)
But with a recent headline-stealing dispute between the Redwood, Washington company and Google,
it's competitor down in Mountain Diew, California...
Re:Yes there was. (Score:5, Funny)
If I was looking for nits to pick, I could greater nit than this.
How many nits could a nit picker pick, if a nit picker could pick nits?