On October 22, 2007 we came to the end of another chapter in the Microsoft book on how governments treat unregulated power in the global marketplace. The chapter ended uncomfortably, and several of the characters are hanging in limbo.
As is usual in the technology world, the facts may be somewhat ponderous to the non-technology reader. So, what happened on October 22nd? Microsoft announced that it would not continue to appeal European government decisions related to certain Microsoft royalty charges and practices.
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