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Braden Cox from ACT has some insights on the Microsoft antitrust ruling in the EU. Today’s decision from the European Court of First Instance affirms the broad role that competition policy has in Europe. You can slug through the lengthy court opinion, but these press conference Q&A comments of Neelie Kroes are revealing. They show the true intent of the European Commission’s competition policy regulators: competition policy is about micromanaging software development and dictating market evolution. The EC is playing a game of catch-up by leveraging industrial policy to hamper a successful global firm.
Cox cites a quote from Nellie Kroes: I want Microsoft’s market share to diminish to significantly less than 95%. I can’t say that it has to be precisely 50% or whatever number, but it has to be significantly less than 95. - Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for Competition Policy And has Kroes carved out the optimal market share for Microsoft competitors?
posted by Noel Le @ 1:44 PM | Antitrust
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