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Analysis: UsedSoft Vs Oracle Ruling Opens Up Monopolistic Practices By Software Vendors - Forbes

  
  
  
  
  
UsedSoft vs Oracle

Software vendors have a long history of trying to control and limit the use of their products in the aftermarket consistently thwarting their resell-ability.  We recently posted in Oracle Losses EU Software Resale Battle how the European Court of Justice on Tuesday July 3, 2012 ruled that used software licenses may be resold by individuals or companies.  Forbes has caught wind of the same story and we'd like to share it with you...

EU Antitrust Commission forces IBM to consent to 3rd party maintenance competition

  
  
  
  
  
ibm eu antitrust

Brussels, 14 December 2011 - The European Commission has made legally binding commitments offered by International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) in the mainframe maintenance market. IBM commits to make spare parts and technical information swiftly available, under commercially reasonable and non-discriminatory terms, to independent mainframe maintainers.

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