Apple and Record Companies Under Euro-Attack

The European Commission has issues a statement condemning the actions of Apple and record companies for breaking EU rules forbidding "Restrictive" business practices. This is in relation to the different selections available in different countries that are all part of the EU. Official statements like this are usually the first step in an anti-trust case that will be brought against a company. It's not sure how serious this will be for Apple and these record companies in Europe, but in any case it's interesting to see how Apple seems to be getting more and more Microsoft style negative press for questionable business practices. Between the DRM issue and iTunes non-international selections, iTunes could end up being the new Microsoft Windows, in the way that everyone has it and uses it, and yet nobody truly likes it.