[blindlaw] Microsoft built-in screenreader and anti-competition

[E.J. Zufelt]

Good evening,

Apple also bundles a built-in browser (Safari) and didn't get into trouble the same way that Microsoft did for Internet Explorer.

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On 2010-09-02, at 10:39 PM, Jorge Paez wrote:

> Certainly not.
> Apple does it and hasn't gotten into trouble.
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> On Sep 2, 2010, at 10:17 PM, E.J. Zufelt wrote:
> 
>> Good evening,
>> 
>> The lead developer of NVDA recently wrote a brief post pondering if Microsoft could be liable for anti-competitive practices if they were to bundle a built-in screen-reader with its operating system.
>> 
>> http://blog.jantrid.net/2010/09/why-cant-microsoft-build-screen-reader.html
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>> Curious if anyone has any thoughts on this topic?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Everett Zufelt
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