Chris Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 It looks as though Microsoft and European regulators are butting heads once again. The European Union is asking Microsoft to remove new security features, including its improved built-in firewall, that have been added to Vista. Microsoft is urging the European to back off and has threatened to delay Vista’s European launch as a result of the latest calls for feature reductions. The new features, which make Vista a more stable and secure platform that its Windows XP predecessor, are seen as a stifling competition. "Less diversity and innovation would ultimately harm consumers through reduced choice and higher security risks," said Jonathon Todd, an EU competition spokesman.Microsoft's Associate General Counsel, Erich Andersen, is trying to help the software giant walk the line balancing security with abiding by the law. "We are concerned that [regulators] might require the removal of some of the security features we've demonstrated. We want to launch Windows Vista in a fully lawful manner and we want to avoid regulatory decisions that could increase security risks for European consumers. One of principal concerns is that European concerns have access to the same new security features in Windows Vista as everyone else."More | Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Stupid interference again by faceless and aceless bureaucrats with nothing better to do.Remember they insisted that MS should issue a version of XP without Media Player?How many copies of that have sold? One? None? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Stupid interference again by faceless and aceless bureaucrats with nothing better to do.Remember they insisted that MS should issue a version of XP without Media Player?How many copies of that have sold? One? None?Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Stupid interference again by faceless and aceless bureaucrats with nothing better to do.Remember they insisted that MS should issue a version of XP without Media Player?How many copies of that have sold? One? None?I'm sure MS reported that they had sold................wait for it....................drum roll please.................NONE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 That should be reported back to the interfering aceholes who brought the daft legislation in and to these current interfering lunatics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Stupid interference again by faceless and aceless bureaucrats with nothing better to do.Remember they insisted that MS should issue a version of XP without Media Player?How many copies of that have sold? One? None?I also agree.The European Union is asking Microsoft to remove new security features, including its improved built-in firewall, that have been added to Vista.Haven't those European bureaucrats got anything better to do with their time?I personally think that it's a good thing that Microsoft are focusing more on security issues with Vista. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 All this business reinforces my opinion that we should NOT have any further integration with these idiotic bureaucrats. We would be far better off cutting all the links that we have already created, and before anyone says that it's too late and we would be guilty of an illegal act, what could they do then, INVADE US? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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