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Microsoft back to major OS anti-trust violation.
Authored by: hardmath on Sunday, May 13 2012 @ 06:22 AM EDT

PC manufacturers tend to be in the Windows-on-Atom (Intel) crowd, and according to this article, Intel claims 20 Windows tablets based on Intel chips are in the design pipeline, while:

No ARM-based device makers have publicly announced Windows tablets, though Microsoft is working with ARM-based chip makers Nvidia, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments to bring Windows 8 compatibility to tablets and PCs.

So maybe there is some illegal(?) tie-in with desktop manufactures, but it would more likely be on the Windows-for-Atom side than the Windows-for-ARM side.

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Be Afraid - Microsoft's Plan.
Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, May 13 2012 @ 08:36 AM EDT
I think Microsoft will do two things.

First they will use threats (including secret patent
licensing threats covered by NDAs), combined with discounts
and subsidies paid for by their Windows OS monopoly tax, to
force developers to port their apps to RT, and discourage
them from developing portable apps that can run on portable
systems or other OSes. For example by offering not to sue if
a developer agrees not to develop for iOS, Chrome OS, or
Android. They may also offer developers who agree to these
terms, and those who don't threaten Microsoft's marketshare
special permission to run their apps on Windows RT through
Microsoft's app store.

Second they will prevent other platforms that allow portable
applications that aren't locked into Microsoft's OS from
running. There are Chrome and Firefox which allow Portable
Native Client apps and extensions respectively and so form
an OS within a browser when combined with HTML5. This sort
of universally application is a threat to Microsoft's
marketshare as Netscape's similar feature was many years ago
when Microsoft decided that it would not allow it to
compete, and Microsoft is trying to do the same again. The
porting of Android applications to Windows RT is another
threat to Microsoft's customer lock-in.

Most people here are underestimating Microsoft. They may be
rubbish at producing software, but they have the world's
greatest expertise by a long way when it comes to monopoly
abuse, anti-competitive practices, tilting committes, and
lobbying politicians and judges.

Be clear on this, this is a major and blatent anti-trust
violation by Microsoft, and unless this is stopped right
now, Microsoft will take over the ARM business and
eventually by monopoly abuse where it has failed to do so by
competition.

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