The European Commission’s finding that Microsoft has abused its monopoly market presence and the penalties stemming from that finding won’t have a dramatic short-term impact on the operations of the Redmond, Washington-based software giant, according to one analyst. “The short-term impact is going to be minimal,” Matt Rosoff, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft in Kirkland, Washington, told TechNewsWorld. “Maybe in the long term, if this sets a legal precedent and paves the way for more antitrust lawsuits or for future investigations, then that could prevent Microsoft from adding other functionality to Windows.”
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EC Ruling Will Have Little Short-Term Impact on Microsoft
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. March 25, 2004 07:38 AMThe European Commission’s finding that Microsoft has abused its monopoly market presence and the penalties stemming from that finding won’t have a dramatic short-term impact on the operations of the Redmond, Washington-based software giant, according to one analyst. “The short-term impact is going to be minimal,” Matt Rosoff, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft in Kirkland, Washington, told TechNewsWorld. “Maybe in the long term, if this sets a legal precedent and paves the way for more antitrust lawsuits or for future investigations, then that could prevent Microsoft from adding other functionality to Windows.”