Microsoft Chided Over Exclusive Music Idea
An AP newswire article by Ted Bridis, via Yahoo! New, reports that:
The federal judge overseeing Microsoft Corp.'s business practices scolded the company Wednesday over a proposal to force manufacturers to tether iPod-like devices to Microsoft's own music player software.
Microsoft abandoned the idea after a competitor protested.
In a rare display of indignation, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly demanded an explanation from Microsoft's lawyers and told them, "This should not be happening."
Legal and industry experts said Microsoft's demands probably would have violated a landmark antitrust settlement the same judge approved in 2002 between the company and the Bush administration. The government and Microsoft disclosed details of the dispute in a court document last week.
posted by Fergie @ 10/26/2005 12:31:00 PM
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