Google throws in on EU Microsoft anti-trust suit.

Personally, I think this is massive bullshit. No one uses Opera because it fucking sucks. Seriously, it fucking sucks donkey balls. A lot of people use Internet Explorer because it's a robust browser. It's not as bad as many claim it is, but I personally don't use. I'm a big fan of Firefox. I tried Google's Chrome browser, and I found it very "meh." Sure, it's usable, but it's not quite as rich as Firefox 3. Safari, is okay, but I would never recommend it due to its lack of phishing filters. Maybe the upcoming Safari 4 will include phishing filters, but I'm not entirely sure. Besides, after dealing with the massive amount of bloat that iTunes is, I'm not sure I'm willing to give Apple much a chance on Windows apps.

I still don't really get what the fuss is about. How in the fucking hell does Google think they're instantly get massive market penetration when they roll out a mediocre browser that is already being hotly competed by Firefox and Internet Explorer? And Opera needs to shut the fuck up and sit down. They haven't been relevant since the days of Prodigy.

Google Inc. has added its voice to the case against Microsoft Corp. as the European Commission probes antitrust charges related to the software giant's Internet Explorer browser.

"Google believes that the browser market is still largely uncompetitive, which holds back innovation for users," Sundar Pichai, Google vice president product manager, wrote in a blog post on Tuesday.

Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) introduced the Chrome browser last year, which has taken little market share.

The Internet company joins the Mozilla foundation, producer of the Firefox Web browser, and Norway's Opera, a privately held company. Google adds the voice of a significant and well-financed player in the case against Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500).

In January, European regulators brought formal charges against Microsoft for abusing its dominant market position by bundling its Internet Explorer Web browser with its Windows operating system, which is used in 95% of the world's personal computers.

If the preliminary views expressed in the EC's Statement of Objections are confirmed, Microsoft could be subject to a fine and an order requiring it to cease bundling its browser and operating system.

In 2007, European Union courts upheld the European Commission's finding that Microsoft violated antitrust law by bundling its Windows Media player with the Windows operating system. It also found Microsoft used illegal tactics against RealNetworks (RNWK) real player.

The company has been fined more than $2 billion for its violations and for failing to carry out remedies imposed by the Commission.

In 2000, a U.S. judge decided that Microsoft had broken the law after it combined its Internet Explorer browser and the Windows operating system.
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So, can someone tell me why Apple isn't getting in hot shit? They don't bundle any non-Apple apps with their OS, just like MS doesn't bundle any non-MS apps with theirs. And if MS were to bundle non-MS apps, you would just hear more people whine and complain that installation takes too long, there's too many menus, it's too complicated, too bloated, etc, etc.

Again, if we're going to be fair about this, if MS is to be forced to include 3rd party apps with their OS install, so should Apple.