On Thursday, when the company had a chance to edit the DOJ's antitrust remedy proposal, it added language stating that "nothing in this provision shall require Microsoft to disclose any internal interfaces of a Microsoft Operating System Product."
Throughout its edits of the DOJ proposal, Microsoft tried to draw a distinction between external APIs (which the company is willing to give away and already often does) and internal APIs (which it is fighting tooth and nail to keep under wraps).
Restricting access to and the lack of documentation for private APIs was a key part of the case, although due to its technical nature, was not particularly well publicized.
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On Thursday, when the company had a chance to edit the DOJ's antitrust remedy proposal, it added language stating that "nothing in this provision shall require Microsoft to disclose any internal interfaces of a Microsoft Operating System Product."
Throughout its edits of the DOJ proposal, Microsoft tried to draw a distinction between external APIs (which the company is willing to give away and already often does) and internal APIs (which it is fighting tooth and nail to keep under wraps).
Restricting access to and the lack of documentation for private APIs was a key part of the case, although due to its technical nature, was not particularly well publicized.