Comments on: Mozilla to Opera on EU Case

By: shadowfox87

shadowfox87 — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:24:13 +0000

So bascially Opera’s not for morons….

By: Mancho

Mancho — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:47:50 +0000

@anon & Foo
Based on the article, he said his personal view was that bundling FF with windows wasn’t a good solution. Nothing about his “personal” view about the merits of the case. He goes on to state that Opera is “claiming something that is provably false”, yet Mozilla’s posion is that there isn’t “the single smallest iota of doubt”.

Again, I say, Mr. Connor is talking out of his ass.

By: Foo

Foo — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:15:36 +0000

Did you people even read the articles?

First of, from the interview:
“My personal view is that it’s not the right outcome,”

And from the other article:

Mitchell Baker, Mozilla’s chairperson said in a blog that appeared over the weekend that she wanted to offer Mozilla’s expertise “as a resource to the EC as it considers what an effective remedy would entail.”

She said there isn’t “the single smallest iota of doubt” that Microsoft’s tying of IE to Windows “harms competition between web browsers, undermines product innovation and ultimately reduces consumer choice.”

Mozilla has been granted what’s called “interested third party” status in the case, which allows it to submit arguments to the European regulator, to see the confidential statement of objections the EC sent Microsoft last month, and to participate in a face-to-face hearing if Microsoft requests one.

However, it isn’t a complainant in the case. That role goes to Norwegian Web browser Opera, which complained to the EC just over a year ago about Microsoft’s practices in the browser market.

By: Jurgi

Jurgi — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:52:26 +0000

So, in such case, Mr Conor should attack not only Opera, but also Mozilla Foundation, isn’t it? Otherwords, he is not honest saying what he is saying.

By: anon

anon — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:48:02 +0000

Sounds more like Mr Connor was stating ““My personal view” and not Mozilla’s position. That is, if you read the article where he starts off with the words ““My personal view”.

By: Mancho

Mancho — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:04:43 +0000

So let me get this straight. Mozilla disagrees with Opera’s claims that bundling harms competition, yet they joined the EU antitrust case anyways? Sounds like Mr Connor is talking out of his ass.