The major area where the EU has a positive impact is in the field of competition law. In todays environment it has become essentially impossible for national governments to successfully reign in companies which have monopolized their respective markets.
Case in Point: The recent victory of the Commission against Microsoft. With a 95% share of the market for operating systems, Microsoft has a complete lock on a very lucrative type of product. Any company which has such a share of a market will abuse its position. It is about time that something is done about that.
Read here more about the ongoing fight for free and open standards in software development.
Friday, 9 November 2007
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