No Fair Play In Microsoft’s Complaint Against Google

Diane Katz / April 06, 2011

Microsoft has filed a complaint with the European Commission (EC) alleging unfair business practices by Google.

The EC is the very same government body that hounded Microsoft for years on antitrust allegations, culminating in the company’s loss of intellectual property and billions of dollars in fines. That Microsoft now seeks assistance from its former persecutor reflects the degree to which government regulation has supplanted market competition as the weapon of business rivals. (more…)