2015考研英语阅读集中练A Matter of Sovereignty
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Matter">Matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sovereignty">Sovereignty</span></p><p> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>,<span word="now">now</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="essence">essence</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="lobbyists">lobbyists</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Instance">Instance</span> <span word="upheld">upheld</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span> <span word="antitrust">antitrust</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="September">September</span> 17<span word="th">th</span>, <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="stinging">stinging</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="antitrust">antitrust</span> <span word="litigation">litigation</span>. <span word="Emboldened">Emboldened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>, <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="monopoly">monopoly</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="shares">shares</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lobbyists">lobbyists</span> <span word="warn">warn</span>, <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="intellectual">intellectual</span> <span word="propetty">propetty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="curbing">curbing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incentive">incentive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="innovate">innovate</span>.</p><p> <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Neelie">Neelie</span> <span word="Kroes">Kroes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="commissioner">commissioner</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="march">march</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> , <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="lobbyist">lobbyist</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="far">far</span>- <span word="reaching">reaching</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="overturned">overturned</span>--<span word="as">as</span> ,<span word="Tbe">Tbe</span> <span word="Economist">Economist</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="press">press</span>, <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>--<span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="will">will</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="staked">staked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Windows">Windows</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dock">dock</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Windows">Windows</span> <span word="monopoly">monopoly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bundling">bundling</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Windows">Windows</span>, <span word="notably">notably</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="browser">browser</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="antitrust">antitrust</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="approach">approach</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withhold">withhold</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="interoperate">interoperate</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Windows">Windows</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="network">network</span>.</p>
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