Why do we choose the products we choose, when there are so many alternatives? Viewers gravitate to the music, movies and art of professionals so it behooves us to allow those professionals who simply work harder and for longer on their craft to enjoy the fruits of that labor.
“Don’t Believe the Hype” -- Chuck D, Public Enemy De Tocqueville is famous for discussing the American way of enlightened self-interest, in which there are mixed elements of private and public goods involved. But when it comes to self-interested lobbying by the tech industry, it’s the words of an American [...]
I want Microsoft's market share to diminish to significantly less than 95%. I can't say that it has to be precisely 50% or whatever number, but it has to be significantly less than 95. - Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for Competition Policy Today’s decision from the European Court of First [...]
ACT had a few folks at today's press conference where Neelie Kroes spoke regarding the Court of First Instance decision. As there's no official transcript yet available, and in light of a clarifying statement to some of Kroes' remarks, here's a rough transcript of the Q & A that occurred [...]
You can tell by the look on their faces. Our friends over at Business Europe just released their "European Reform Barometer Spring 2007" this week and the result will be suprising to many. They have even provided a handy chart of EU 25 and Accession Countries based on the categories [...]