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EU May Fine Microsoft
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."
/. was /.ed after goatse.cx linked to slashdot.org
Shouldn't they call that getting goatse'd?
Yuck...
deus does not exist but if he does
I think linux is good. People should use linux. It would be good if people stopped using Microsoft. I like linux.
ha ha ha I am so funny. My fine would be to hijcak Bill Gates' jumbo jet and ram it into Microsoft's office building in retaliation for bombing our glorious nation. Heil bin Laden!
I have nothing else to say, though I am required to write something here, so consider this it.
Right. Let's all just remain calm the next time MS faces another trial. No news really. Not worth a mention.
A World in a Grain of Sand / Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Infinity in the Palm of your Hand / And Eternity in an Hour.
Oh, please.
'Linus' is not a viable alternative.
The guy can't even set up a good CVS server to house his precious tarball.
The Linux kernel jihad is more monopolistic than Microsoft could ever dream of being.
The various Linux graphical interfaces look a lot like the feeble GUIs that people were pasting onto Commodore 64s back in the day.
$2.5 billion euros? Big deal, that's like $20US, right? :-)
There are a number of other reasons why I will be able to troll here without limit. One is you morons already got moded down to -1. Fewer slashdot karma whores and mods read stuff attached to a -1 post. The other is this is now the third story down. It is getting old in the Slashdot scheme of things.