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Microsoft stays on attack in court: Invokes bank vault analogy

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Microsoft's attorneys stayed on the attack in the appeals court on Wednesday and used a bank vault analogy to make their point.  Yesterday it was shoe laces.  Getting very creative aren't they?

In today's session, the Financial Times reports that Microsoft accused the European Commission of “the biggest encroachment on intellectual property in European competition law history.”  Microsoft's attorney compared the EU's antitrust ruling to “opening the vaults of a bank” and giving away money to people who passed by.  I think that's going a bit too far, but its does make for an interesting analogy.

The issue being discussed was interoperability with windows servers.  The EU wants Microsoft to release information necessary for its competitors to develop server software that can operate smoothly on Windows-driven servers.  Microsoft's attorney's say that the EU's order to release 12,500 pages of interoperability information infringed on the company's patents without proper justification.

Tomorrow the justices get their chance to ask questions.  Wonder how tough they'll be?  Tune in tomorrow to find out.

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