For the OFT to start an investigation into Microsoft

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The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) should start an investigation into Microsoft and Intel. Windows has a market share of 96\% worldwide, easily more than the 40\% required by the OFT to start an investigation, of the remaining 4\% Apple's MacOS makes up 2.3\% and non-commercial software the rest. Steve Jobs at the WWDC in May stated that MacOS would move to the x86 PC architecture, removing all hardware choice in the market. Apple will face MicrosOFT and it's anti-competitive behaviour on their ground not Apples, the move itself was caused by Apple losing the fight for market share. We and the OFT all know about the illegal anti-competitive practises of MS and yet the OFT has done nothing, while using MS software on it's homepage. I could talk for hours about the details of their abuse of the market from articifial incompatibilities, destroyer pricing, per processor licensing, buying revivals to vapourware. The OFT was set up by the elder statesman of the past for good reason, the OFT's website has said in the past "Excessive prices or reduction in quality of service are typical of results of exploitation of a monopoly situation", MS products are both poor quality (too many bugs) and overpriced. It is the job of the OFT to deal with this problem, the signatories of this petitions view is clear, the OFT should start an investigation now and stop wasting time rearranging chairs. It is time to end the worlds biggest monopoly!

96 Signatures

  • Tarquin Mills
    • My message to the OFT
    • You have wasted our time long enough and left computer users stranded. OFT, stop lieing about no one complaining, do your job, end Micrsoft's monopoly.
    • Marks out of a hundred for OFT actions so far
    • 0
  • T. Max Devlin
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    • В
  • Diana Mills
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    • 0
  • t3h
    • My message to the OFT
    • Seriously, what are you scared of? Go give Microsoft what they deserve.
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    • 0
  • Michael Haimson
    • My message to the OFT
    • В
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    • В
  • David Sawford
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    • В
  • John Lockman
  • Michael Davey
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    • В
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    • В
  • tam
    • My message to the OFT
    • В
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    • В
  • Andrew Pinamonti
    • My message to the OFT
    • I am NOT anti-Microsoft, however, without competition there is no innovation. Without innovation, America looses its edge in the coming decades.
  • Joe Batsford
    • My message to the OFT
    • Windows does have an excessively large monopoly on the computer world. Why do you think the XBOX and XBOX360 were realeased To increase the revenue of the bean counters at Microsoft.
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    • Pushing 10
  • Matt Woodward
    • My message to the OFT
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  • Ashan
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  • Apt
    • My message to the OFT
    • -
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    • 1
  • Graham
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    • В
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    • 20
  • Frank Bellavance
  • Joao Crespo
    • My message to the OFT
    • Stop breaking the law Bill
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    • В
  • Brian Jedsen
    • My message to the OFT
    • В
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    • В
  • Edward R
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    • 0
  • Joe Myre
  • Lubos Dolezel
  • Joao Miguel Pio
    • My message to the OFT
    • В
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    • В
  • Steve Barr
    • My message to the OFT
    • В
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    • В
  • Jeremy Lynton
    • My message to the OFT
    • В
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    • В
  • Marcos Larios
    • My message to the OFT
    • Do you Job
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    • В
  • Klemen Grm
    • My message to the OFT
    • It's downright disgusting how you let Microsoft exploit their monopoly and do nothing about it!
    • Marks out of a hundred for OFT actions so far
    • В
  • Kim Lindgren
    • My message to the OFT
    • Microsofts reign of terror has gone for to long, its obvious that something has do be done!
    • Marks out of a hundred for OFT actions so far
    • В
  • max
    • My message to the OFT
    • В
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    • В
  • Samuel Nelson
    • My message to the OFT
    • Dunno what you've been thinking, letting M$ get this far.
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    • 0
  • Konstantin Felix Madeheim
  • Slava Chemodanov
    • My message to the OFT
    • В
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    • В
  • Paul McAllister
    • My message to the OFT
    • Come on way over due!
    • Marks out of a hundred for OFT actions so far
    • 4/10
  • Botez Razvan
    • My message to the OFT
    • В
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    • В
  • Karim Tubbeh
  • Tommy Timberlake
    • My message to the OFT
    • Investigate Microsoft
  • Ben Bacarisse
    • My message to the OFT
    • Send someone round the corner to your local computer shop and see what choice of laptops (say) they have without being obliged to buy an MS OS license.
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    • 0
  • Kenneth R Parkes
    • My message to the OFT
    • В
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    • В
  • Steve
    • My message to the OFT
    • Start the friggin investigation
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    • 0
  • Richard Hicks
    • My message to the OFT
    • Arse biscuits?
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    • 0
  • Nigel Feltham
    • My message to the OFT
    • The Current MS vs EU case proves the arrogance of this company so why continue to deny there's a problem
    • Marks out of a hundred for OFT actions so far
    • 1
  • Ian Lynch
    • My message to the OFT
    • Get above the detail and look at the big picture.
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    • zero
  • Chris Seager
    • My message to the OFT
    • Please investigate MS immediately
  • Tracey White
  • Stephen Meech
  • stuart parker
    • Marks out of a hundred for OFT actions so far
    • 36
  • Michael Haslam
    • My message to the OFT
    • Investigate Microsofts monopoly now.
  • Philip Turner
    • My message to the OFT
    • wake up
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    • 0
  • nick le lievre
    • My message to the OFT
    • windows xp should be cheaper for gay people
  • Phillip Webster
    • My message to the OFT
    • В
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    • В
  • JG
    • My message to the OFT
    • Please fulfil your responsibility
    • Marks out of a hundred for OFT actions so far
    • -1