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 want people to use their programs, theyre free to create their own desktop operating systems.
His announcement did not sufficiently palliate representatives of other major software companies.
A representative from google lashed out, saying, It wasnt enough that the new version of Internet Explorer will have a default setting to MSN Search. Now, we understand when people click on options, there wont be any. That just doesnt seem fair, even though, I admit, he-he, google is the default...