European Commission Launches Investigation Against Microsoft for Integrating Teams With Office
The EC, to my eyes, is saying that it’s illegal for a successful platform to adapt and evolve. Or at the very least they’re saying they might deem it illegal.
John Gruber • European Commission Launches Investigation Against Microsoft for Integrating Teams With Office
I think the bone I have to pick here is the choice of areas to legislate. What about Ad Tech? Search? These are much more concerning monopolies.
I think the EC expects these companies to capitulate. To bend their entire global strategy to the whims of EC bureaucrats, and just accept being handcuffed. But what’s clearly happening is that the these gatekeepers are reading the writing on the wall, and are going to postpone all new features and products in the EU until after they have assurance
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Gruber and Evans are informing my thoughts on EU anti-trust policy so far. They seem to make sense, but I worry, “What am I missing?”