According to "Microsoft fined by European Commission over web browser" article, Microsoft company has been fined 561m euros ($731m; £484m) for missing promote other's web browser bands in its product for 14 months.
From my experience which I used to study software development subject in my university before, I decided to believe that this technical error was intended to protect its web browser software proportion and discriminate other's web browsers because of the process of software development and their profession.
Microsoft company is a gigantic software developing company in the world and the company can generate its revenue approximately $7.4bn in last year. I surely that they complied many standards of software development such as CMMi and they can hire thousands professional programmers and developers to do their professional works . Thus, it must have process of software development.
In process of software development, any change that developers did in their update path usually has been tested for many times since they finished codding part. The test could take many days or it might be months before the developer will release it because they have to ensure that the new update path will not do any damage or change other thing which the developer did not intend to change it.
Therefore, I concluded that they intended to do this mistake in order to eliminate their competitors in web browser software market.
Moreover, I found that the update software paths which are usually improved many benefits and abilities in many software have sometime caused new problems, for example, Chrome browser application in App store. Last week, I found the new software update for Chrome browser application in App store which it was promoted in its application to notify their user for updating its software. After I decided to update it, the web browser failed to start itself when I push its icon on my iPad device. The result of this, I had used other web browser for a couple day after it failed to start the program. Yesterday, I found the way to fix it and I fixed it by myself. The cause of this problem was announced by Google Developing team and they will fix this problem in their next update path which none knows when it will come.
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The Chrome updates for Android seem to be working fine. Mine updated again last night and I haven't noticed any problems. But the software that increasingly supports, and even drives, our lives is now so complex that I guess the odd glitch is almost inevitable. Still, I'd rather have the occasional annoyance than not have the amazing joys of modern technology. I'm always wondering what is coming in the next six months. At the moment, I'm hanging out for the next version of the Samsung Galaxy S - I'm very happy with v.3, which I use far more than I would have thought when I first made the move to a smartphone, but now I'm addicted and want more.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting issue that I thought Bas's post raises is whether government interference to force companies like Microsoft to support their competitors is just or unjust. What do think?
ReplyDeleteAnd that's enough of the quick morning coffee response writing.
DeleteWhat are you thinking about things this morning?
To make more capitalist for market, I would say government should not have any nonintervention with market.
ReplyDeleteHowever, in this case, I think that it is justified to fine some companies which they are not niche player in the market. This punishment seems not only pay for their unfair behavior, but it also for the big mistake which they did not check their update path carefully.
This will be a good example for other companies to play fairly.