Claire Davenport for the Globe and Mail: Almost a quarter of the European Union’s 500 million people have never used the Internet and there is a widening division between the web-savvy north of Europe and the poorer south and east, … Continued
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∞ EU okays Microsoft Skype buyout
Reuters: Microsoft secured EU approval on Friday to purchase internet voice and video service Skype for $8.5 billion, its biggest ever acquisition. The commission noted that Microsoft and Skype overlap, but doesn’t think there are concerns about monopoly since other … Continued
∞ Microsoft files antitrust complaint against Google
The world truly is on its head these days. Microsoft senior vice president and general counsel Brad Smith said in a blog post that his company is filing a “formal complaint with the European commission” against Google, alleging Google has … Continued