The EC claimed on Thursday that Microsoft wants to charge too much for interoperability protocol licences that enable third-party software vendors to develop software compatible with Windows servers. In a damning statemement, the EC claimed that the protocols “lack significant innovation”, even though Microsoft has been awarded patents on much of the technology in question.
It’s BS fines and lawsuits like this that are the reason Windows costs so damn much. At least I want to use that as the excuse from now on.
Source: ZD Net