Red Hat statement in support of EU competition law violation lawsuit against Microsoft ruling



The global leader in open source solutions Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), 2007 年 9 月 17 日 national courts of Luxembourg announced that Microsoft violated the EU competition law suit against the results of first trial, Red Hat issued a solemn statement below.

"Today the Court of Luxembourg announced a verdict on the Microsoft event, which the whole of Europe and the world for innovation and customer choice is big news. The court has confirmed that competition law to prevent monopoly control of the market is lockedwith customers and in order to limit the development of new competitors. "Red Hat Chairman and CEO, Matthew Szulik said:" In the cause of Red Hat's open source, interoperability information is important, not because of refusal to exclude competition to provide such information. Red Hat firmly believes: Competition, rather than the controversial patent and trade secret claims, will drive innovation and create greater customer value, we are pleased to see the EU's overall decision on this event and look forward to moredetailed understanding of this decision. Red Hat We congratulate the European Union, in particular, Neelie Kroes and her contribution to the members, their persistence and courage to bring about a successful outcome for this event. "