Microsoft files antitrust complaint against Google in Europe, showdown imminent

Microsoft, citing Google's tyrannical 95% share of the European search market, has lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission. It's not like Microsoft is breaking any ground here -- the European Commission has been investigating Google's alleged violation of European competition law since November 2010 -- but there's no doubt that the addition of Microsoft's gravitas will affect the proceedings.

Microsoft's complaint reads like a sincere and plaintive cry for help against the Google Overlord. Microsoft lists no less than six damning reasons why Google's behavior is anti-competitive -- from Windows Phone 7's incompatibility with YouTube, to its nefarious handling of Google Books -- and finishes with a wide-eyed plea to the European Commission to please find Google guilty.

For those of you that have been following Microsoft's own antitrust troubles over the last decade, don't worry: MS is quick to point out the irony in the situation. "There of course will be some who will point out the irony in today's filing. Having spent more than a decade wearing the shoe on the other foot with the European Commission, the filing of a formal antitrust complaint is not something we take lightly. This is the first time Microsoft Corporation has ever taken this step. More so than most, we recognize the importance of ensuring that competition laws remain balanced and that technology innovation moves forward."

It sounds like Microsoft, having well and truly gone through the wringer, wants Google to be held similarly accountable. That's fair enough, right?Microsoft files antitrust complaint against Google in Europe, showdown imminent originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Consumer Spending Rose, Income Lagged Last Month

The Commerce Department said consumer spending rose 0.8 percent in February. However, income grew only 0.2 percent, matching January's weak increase. And when taking inflation into account, income after taxes fell for a second straight month.

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Samsung Display spinoff officially launches as 'the world's largest display manufacturer'

Just as planned, Samsung has formally separated from its display business, which will begin solo operations "in earnest" April 3rd. The newly created -- and still 100 percent Samsung Electronics owned -- Samsung Display comes into existence immediately as "the world's largest display manufacturer" with 20,000 employees and five production facilities around the world. New president Donggun Park reiterated the company's stance that this move will better allow the display unit to stay ahead of the market, although what that might mean in LCDs, OLED or any other new technology isn't clear yet. Competitor LG has had a separate LG Display unit since 1999, which was originally a joint venture with Philips before that company sold all of its shares in 2008. As you can see from the new logo above not a lot has changed so far, but we'll see what "customized products" it can develop in the future.Continue reading Samsung Display spinoff officially launches as 'the world's largest display manufacturer'Samsung Display spinoff officially launches as 'the world's largest display manufacturer' originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

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iSites overhauled, now lets you publish cloud-based HTML5 iPhone apps in minutes

iSites -- a zero-code cloud-based 'app creator' -- can now generate HTML5 apps that work on iOS devices. With this new feature, dubbed 'InstantApp', you can now design a single app in your browser and publish it natively on Android and iOS, and as an HTML5 iPhone app.

We haven't looked at iSites before, but it shot to fame last year when it launched with native iOS and Android support. Self-publishing Android apps wasn't a problem because Google does very little moderation of the Market, but iSites ran into trouble with its iOS apps. Thousands of people signed up for the service after it was featured on Mashable and TechCrunch, and you can imagine Apple's chagrin as thousands of cookie cutter apps flooded its approval queue.

Genwi, the developer behind iSites, realized something had to be done -- it had to circumvent the App Store approval process. Genwi, of course, turned to HTML5 Web apps -- which can be pinned to the iPhone home screen and which can be shoehorned into almost behaving like native apps.

Read on for our experiences with iSites' new InstantApp HTML5 iOS app creator.Gallery: iSites InstantApp HTML5 iPhone app creationContinue reading iSites overhauled, now lets you publish cloud-based HTML5 iPhone apps in minutesiSites overhauled, now lets you publish cloud-based HTML5 iPhone apps in minutes originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

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MGK's WrestleMania Anthem Gets John Cena Pumped

'The kid's hungry, man,' John Cena tells MTV News of Machine Gun Kelly, adding that MGK's 'Invincible' makes him want to fight.By Rob Markman





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What's a wrestling match without some good old-fashioned fight music? There's no doubt that John Cena will be pumped when he enters the ring Sunday night (April 1) against the Rock for the main event at WrestleMania XXVIII, and MTV News' 2011 Hottest Breakthrough MC Machine Gun Kelly will have a little something to do with that.
When the 6-foot-1, 251-pound John Cena makes his way to the square, MGK's "Invincible" will be blaring through the sound system at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The Rock, meanwhile, has chosen to march out to a Flo Rida tune. "Any Flo Rida song will get you excited, will make the club move, but I heard Machine Gun Kelly's 'Invincible' and I wanted to fight somebody," Cena told MTV News about the Bad Boy Records signee.

Cena knows a thing or two about hip-hop music. In 2005, he released his debut rap album, You Can't See Me, and he sees a ton of promise in MGK. "You can tell he's hungry. I think that's when your true love for hip-hop shows, when you're hungry enough to put your heart and soul into a track, into a record," he said. "I met this kid in person, the music does him justice. The kid's hungry, man. He's gonna be at WrestleMania and I'm happy for him. Hopefully he can keep the momentum going."
The Cena-vs.-Rock match is being billed as the biggest WWE match of all time, and JC is taking it very seriously. He promised that the Rock will both "pee and crap" himself in the ring when they square-off.
"I got you, man," Cena warned the wrestler-turned-actor. "I know things about you that you don't even know about yourself," he said, addressing the Rock, who's taking a short break from Hollywood to return to the ring, directly. "April 1, we're gonna see who the greatest of all time is."

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