Sentence examples for forced unbundling from inspiring English sources
"Closed" cable systems are beating their "open" DSL competitors in the market place; analogous regulation of cable TV did not serve consumers well; and forced "unbundling" of local service has been controversial and largely ineffective.
Before IBM was forced to "unbundle" its software, computer makers controlled both the program code and the hardware it ran on and could thus integrate them properly.
On Friday, some of Microsoft's competitors and a software industry trade organization will present their arguments why Microsoft should be forced to unbundle the Windows operating system.
Greenlight Capital boss David Einhorn forced Apple to unbundle a trio of proposals.
The first ruling in 2004, which resulted in a 497 million euro ($748 million) fine, forced Microsoft to unbundle its Media Player software from Windows and to divulge interoperability information to allow other software makers to produce rival products.
And the European Commission is having some success in forcing firms to "unbundle" using antitrust powers.
Martin Reynolds, a vice president at the Gartner Group, a research firm, said nothing short of forcing Microsoft to unbundle Media Player from Windows would address the core competition problem.
The European Commission has long criticised this "vertical integration" but it has had little success in getting its members to agree to force firms to "unbundle" generation and transmission.Change is, however, coming on two fronts.
Big payment processors, such as First Data and TSYS, are also expected to open up their networks.In telecommunications and electricity, regulators have pushed firms to go horizontal by forcing them to unbundle their services.
Other settlement terms that have been discussed include forcing Microsoft to "unbundle" software products like its media player from the Windows operating system.
In the following weeks, one cable company after another vowed to start offering a "family-friendly" tier of cable channels a move they hope will stave off a decree forcing them to unbundle their channels altogether.
