Microsoft is once again stepping up to the EU football, this time offering unlimited free technical assistance to companies that license its protocols for work-group servers.

And the EU is already racing to snatch it away again. Says C|Net News:

The European Commission said it had not been told about the offer so did not know any details, but that at first sight it seemed constructive.

"However, technical support is only helpful once the documentation has reached a certain quality standard ... the Commission's preliminary view is that the technical documentation still does not comply with the requirements of the decision," Commission spokesman Jonathan Todd said.

posted by James DeLong @ 10:26 AM | International

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