Senior exec on EU ruling
Microsoft Watch's Mary Jo Foley, in Orlando for Microsoft's Convergence conference, has an interesting report on comments made by Doug Burgum, senior vice president for Microsoft Business Solutions, about the European Commission ruling. Among his comments:
"They (the EU commission) wanted a precedent beyond the filed case," Burgum asserted. "(Microsoft Chairman) Bill (Gates) and (Microsoft CEO) Steve (Ballmer) didn't have a choice. It's not about ego. It's about shareholders expecting us to innovate over time.
"We're a global company. We can't agree to something that would limit our ability to innovate in Europe," Burgum added.
Posted by Todd Bishop at March 23, 2004 11:06 AM