Attempt to ‘castrate’ Vista fails: Gates
Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Thursday the company’s upcoming Windows Vista operating system has survived antitrust complaints by rivals who aimed to “castrate” it. Gates made the comments during a European tour to promote Vista ahead of its release to business clients on November 30…The Microsoft co-founder said Vista was not fundamentally affected by a long debate with European Union antitrust officials worried that new functions offered by the software might elbow into existing markets for security and Internet search, ultimately limiting consumer choice.
Quite an amusing read. I am glad that Bill Gates decided to specifically use the word “castrate” in this instance. The specific definition of castrate for those curious is:
to deprive of strength, power, or efficiency; weaken
I said I was glad he decided to use this word because this is exactly what those pathetic companies (and the EU as a whole) was trying to do. Symantec and McAfee, as I discussed previously were making absolutely ridiculous demands simply out of their own sloth and lack of innovation. I am glad that Vista has been given the virtual green light from the EU.
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