DOJ Criticizes EU's Microsoft Ruling

"The European Commission's order for Microsoft to ship a version of Windows without the Windows Media Player could stifle innovation and help Microsoft's rivals instead of promoting fair competition, the US Department of Justice's antitrust chief says." IDG News Service also quotes Assistant Attorney General Hewitt Pate's statement that: "Sound antitrust policy must avoid chilling innovation and competition even by 'dominant' companies. A contrary approach risks protecting competitors, not competition, in ways that may ultimately harm innovation and the consumers that benefit from it."