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

[David Andrews]

This is a similar argument, it seems to me, as that which the U.S. 
Department of Justice used 15 years ago against Microsoft.  They 
didn't want MS to bundle Internet Explorer in the OS saying it was 
unfair competition.  They might require MS to do something to level 
the playing field, but I doubt they could stop them all together.

Dave


At 09:17 PM 9/2/2010, you 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
>
>Curious if anyone has any thoughts on this topic?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Everett Zufelt
>http://zufelt.ca

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