kaled - 7:05 pm on Jun 12, 2009 (gmt 0)

Microsoft are simply playing a game called "petulance". It's a game they might well loose. They think they have the power to win this battle, but, if the EU commission decide that they are going to win come what may, MS cannot possibly win. It could be very expensive. For instance...

The EU could pass a law requiring all new computers to be sold with a choice of certain core applications such a browsers, media players, etc. Microsoft could happily ignore the law, because they don't sell computers, but retailers would have to abide by that law - in other words, Microsoft looses - and looses big time.

Kaled.