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EU May Fine Microsoft

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the just-a-couple-of-billion dept.

Yokaze writes: "The Wall Street Journal reports about a leaked European Comission document, that suggests that the EU may fine MS for anti-competitive behaviour. The fine can be up to 10% of the annual revenue, or $2.5 billion and may include the demand to remove certain programs from Windows. The report harshly criticized MS way of taking influence in the case, even speaking of trying to mislead the observers. Regarding the report of the WSJ, European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti said, that the case is still at a preliminary stage, since MS still has the right to defend itself at a hearing. Or in his own words: 'To speak of a fine when Microsoft has not yet disputed the Commission's preliminary findings both in fact and law -- as it it's right -- is premature.' Since the original is for subscribers only, take a look at Yahoo or the more detailed report from BBC News. Lastly with some different details a report from Heise in German."

17 of 349 comments (clear)

  1. Toasty! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First toast!

    -DFW

  2. Hey, who /.ed /. ??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Well, this is what I just got:

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    1. Re:Hey, who /.ed /. ??? by tulare · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      "Connection refused by http://slashdot.org"

      I thought it was just me.

      --
      political_news.c: warning: comparison is always true due to limited range of data type
    2. Re:Hey, who /.ed /. ??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Something weird going on here too... Connection refused sporadically...

    3. Re:Hey, who /.ed /. ??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Ugh, the sites that crash most frequently for me seem to be the ones with JRun errors. While I admire anyone who can _engineer_ good software in Perl (it requires some skill!), and Java as a whole is a nice idea reasonably implemented, I really don't understand why more people don't write scripts in C. Yes, plain Jane C. It's fast, it's *shock* portable if done right, it's secure if simple rules are adhered to. And did I mention it was fast?

      My first scripts on a medium-sized (then) website in 1996 were written in C alone. And they were beautifully quick and stable. The news script lasted 4 years without a re-architecture, and that was with creative use of text files, rather than MyCrashSQL.

      (But back to the post, if MySQL can't handle something, it's probably time to move up the ladder to PostgreSQL, which is a true example of quality Free software).

      -- Tom

  3. I guess Slashdot Needed Some Traffic..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    so they post an MS story. I think its an addiction.

  4. this aint communism by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    this moderation just proves slashdot is just a techno geek site for commies.

    hey, how about your give your life savings to the government so starving people in this country can eat??

    Get real jerkoff, robin hood wannabe.

    1. Re:this aint communism by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      It's completely different. You're comparing apples and oranges and you know it. Idiot

  5. what happen? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    all your ""QUAEDA"" are belong to us!!!

  6. Microsoft sucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I think linux is good. People should use linux. It would be good if people stopped using Microsoft. I like linux.

  7. Microsoft sucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I think linux is good. People should use linux. It would be good if people stopped using Microsoft. I like linux.

  8. I'm killing gnomes! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm killing gnomes! Viciously poking their gnome asses to death! Die, gnomes, die! Oh, and fuck you, CmdrTaco!

  9. Is there any place I can sell dead gnomes? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I've got a bunch of dead gnome corpses, and need to know where I can sell them. Any ideas?

  10. I'm still killing gnomes! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Still going at it. Killing the gnomes. Pokin' 'em 'till they die. I carry their corpses with me. Collectin' gnome corpses. Btw, you can all go to hell.

  11. Remember by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It is troll day everyday not just Tuesday but Wednesday Thursday Friday and the weekend too.

  12. Re:Mod parent down as ignorant by BenjyD · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Oh, come on, jokes about French people are always funny.

  13. Re:Why a fine? Solve the problem please! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Theoretically, you don't even *need* a computer at all.