MS Web release causes a storm

Microsoft could be heading for further trouble with the US Department of Justice after it announced plans to provide business...

Eric Doyle

Microsoft could be heading for further trouble with the US Department of Justice after it announced plans to provide business messaging services over the Web.

Eric Doyle

Even before Microsoft unveiled its Hailstorm Web services on Monday, Sun Microsystems and AOL Time Warner were registering complaints with US antitrust regulators. The companies claim that Hailstorm and other elements of the .net strategy shut out competition to increase Microsoft's domination of IT markets.

Step 2 of 2:

You forgot to provide an Email Address.

This email address doesn’t appear to be valid.

This email address is already registered. Please login.

You have exceeded the maximum character limit.

Please provide a Corporate E-mail Address.
- I agree to TechTarget’s Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and the transfer of my information to the United States for processing to provide me with relevant information as described in our Privacy Policy.
Please check the box if you want to proceed.
- I agree to my information being processed by TechTarget and its Partners to contact me via phone, email, or other means regarding information relevant to my professional interests. I may unsubscribe at any time.
Please check the box if you want to proceed.

Hailstorm is an extension of Microsoft's Passport - currently a consumer-oriented, Web-based e-mail and instant messaging service - to make it more attractive to businesses. The final service, due to launch next year, would provide Outlook messaging features. Part of the service would be provided free but some elements would be paid for.

Sun and AOL say that Microsoft's operating systems will have built-in features to take unfair advantage of the service.

eric.doyle@rbi.co.uk

This was last published in March 2001

Read more on Operating systems software

Start the conversation

0 comments

Register

Login

Forgot your password?

Your password has been sent to:

Please create a username to comment.