Strong Spine, Weak Underbelly: The CFI Microsoft Decision

Abstract

The CFIA¢â‚¬â„¢s decision in Microsoft came as something of a surprise. In the run-up to its issuance, commentators had been predicting some sort of A¢â‚¬A“split-the-differenceA¢â‚¬Â approach, seeing the Court as most likely upholding the CommissionA¢â‚¬â„¢s decision on MicrosoftA¢â‚¬â„¢s refusal to supply interoperability information to Sun but reversing its decision on MicrosoftA¢â‚¬â„¢s refusal to dis-integrate Windows and the Windows Media Player. I thought the opposite.