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Microsoft Vista To Support Only Microsoft Products; Denies Monopolistic Intent

Microsoft Vista To Support Only Microsoft Products; Denies Monopolistic Intent

Microsoft Vista To Support Only Microsoft Products; Denies Monopolistic Intent Microsoft announced today that its new Vista operating system would support only products made by Microsoft. The announcement immediately set off a tsunami of furious responses from all the other software companies and a renewed sharp eye from regulatory authorities. The company effusively denied that the move is in any way indicative of monopolistic practices. Microsoft CEO, Steven Ballmer, known to insiders from competing companies as The Embalmer, noted, “Since Vista is a Microsoft product, what reason on earth is there to support products made by other companies? If they...