WinInfo Short Takes: Week of March 31
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Microsoft: No Longhorn until 2006...at the earliest
In an interview with "Computerworld," Microsoft Senior Vice President Bob Muglia revealed that the next major version of Windows (code-named Longhorn) won't ship until 2006 at the earliest.
Microsoft's plan to fight the EU decision revealed
According to a report in "The Wall Street Journal," Microsoft's plan for countering the antitrust remedies that the European Union (EU) imposed this week will be to accuse European regulators of unfairly giving away the company's R&D. Furthermore, the company plans a standard appeal to Europe's Court of First Instance but will also petition the United States to challenge the EU ruling at the World Trade Organization (WTO), although the United States probably won't agree to such a tactic. "[The EU's ruling will result in] the broadest compulsory license of intellectual property since the European community was founded," Microsoft Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary Brad Smith said, adding that European and international laws that protect corporations' intellectual property will likely be the company's strongest defense.