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<title>The Microsoft Antitrust Trial and Free Software
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
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<h2>The Microsoft Antitrust Trial and Free Software</h2>
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<p>
With the Microsoft antitrust trial moving toward a conclusion, the
question of what to demand of Microsoft if it loses is coming to the
fore. Ralph Nader is even [when this was written, in March 1999]
organizing a conference about the question (see
-<a href="http://www.appraising-microsoft.org/">http://www.appraising-microsoft.org/</a>).</p>
+<a href="http://www.appraising-microsoft.org/">appraising-microsoft.org</a>).</p>
<p>
The obvious answers&mdash;to restrict contracts between Microsoft and
computer manufacturers, or to break up the company&mdash;will not make
@@ -59,7 +67,7 @@ remedies together.</p>
Similar terms were included in an agreement between IBM and the
European Community in 1984, settling another antitrust dispute.
See <a href="http://www.cptech.org/at/ibm/ibm1984ec.html">
- http://www.cptech.org/at/ibm/ibm1984ec.html</a>.</p>
+ www.cptech.org</a>.</p>
</li>
<li>Require Microsoft to use its patents for defense only, in the field
of software. (If they happen to own patents that apply to other
@@ -110,10 +118,11 @@ crucial than being <em>permitted</em> to implement all parts. The remedies
proposed above are what we really need. They will clear the way for
us to develop a truly superior alternative to Microsoft Windows,
in whatever area Microsoft does not make Windows free software.</p>
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<p>Please send general FSF &amp; GNU inquiries to
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to <a href="mailto:web-translators@gnu.org">
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<p class="unprintable">Updated:
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-$Date: 2014/04/12 12:40:14 $
+$Date: 2021/09/10 10:58:36 $
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