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E.U. Commission: More Antitrust Trouble For MS

Tidal Flame writes "According to Wired news, Microsoft appears to be in hot water over antitrust issues again. The European Commission says it will require Microsoft to 'share more proprietary information with its rivals' and 'uncouple' it's Media Player audiovisual software from the Windows operating system." iCoach points to this article at The Register covering the same.

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  1. Rock with you by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    [1st Verse]
    Girl, Close Your Eyes
    Let That Rhythm Get Into You
    Don't Try To Fight It
    There Ain't Nothin' That You Can Do
    Relax Your Mind
    Lay Back And Groove With Mine
    You Got To Feel That Heat
    And We Can Ride The Boogie
    Share That Beat Of Love

    [Chorus]
    I Wanna Rock With You (All Night)
    Dance You Into Day (Sunlight)
    I Wanna Rock With You (All Night)
    We're Gonna Rock The Night Away

    [2nd Verse]
    Out On The Floor
    There Ain't Nobody There But Us
    Girl, When You Dance
    There's A Magic That Must Be Love
    Just Take It Slow
    'Cause We Got So Far To Go
    When You Feel That Heat
    And We're Gonna Ride The Boogie
    Share That Beat Of Love

    [Chorus]
    I Wanna Rock With You (All Night)
    Dance You Into Day (Sunlight)
    I Wanna Rock With You (All Night)
    We're Gonna Rock The Night Away

    [Bridge]
    And When The Groove Is Dead And Gone (Yeah)
    You Know That Love Survives
    So We Can Rock Forever, On

    [Refrain]
    I Wanna Rock With You
    I Wanna Groove With You
    I Wanna Rock With You
    I Wanna Groove With You

    [Chorus]
    I Wanna Rock (All Night) With You Girl (Sunlight)
    Rock With You, Rock With You Girl (Yeah)
    (All Night)
    Dance The Night Away

    [Chorus]
    I Wanna Rock With You (Yeah) (All Night)
    Rock You Into Day (Sunlight)
    I Wanna Rock With You (All Night) Rock The Night Away
    Feel The Heat Feel The Beat Rock You Into Day (Sunlight)
    I Wanna Rock - Rock The Night Away

  2. First French Tickler by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Or should that be a "freedom tickler"

  3. I think ... by B3ryllium · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    everyone just needs to go camooing.

  4. why? by chef_raekwon · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    why, why, why do we care about this??

    i thought this was a linux website, not a 'against windows' website.

    -sigh-
    maybe i'll just go recompile a kernel....that'll make me feel better....

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    We're like rats, in some experiment! -- George Costanza
  5. Loverboy RULES by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Everyone's watchin' to see what you will do
    Everyone's lookin' at you, Oh
    Everyone's wonderin' will you come out tonight
    Everyone's tryin' to get it right, get it right

    Everybody's workin' for the weekend
    Everybody wants a new romance
    Everybody's goin' off the deep end
    Everybody needs a second chance, Oh

    You want a piece of my heart
    you better start from the start
    you wanna be in the show
    c'mon baby let's go

    Everyone's lookin' to see if it was you
    Everyone wants you to come through
    Everyone's hopin' it'll all work out
    Everyone's waiting to hold you out

    Everybody's workin' for the weekend
    Everybody wants a new romance, hey yeah
    Everybody's goin' off the deep end
    Everybody needs a second chance, Oh

    You want a piece of my heart
    you better start from the start
    you wanna be in the show
    c'mon baby let's go

    Hey

    You want a piece of my heart
    you better start from the start
    you wanna be in the show
    c'mon baby let's go

    You want a piece of my heart
    you better start from the start
    you wanna be in the show
    c'mon baby let's go

  6. Re:More to the point by B3ryllium · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Even french fries and perfume?

  7. Re:More to the point by yiantsbro · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...attitude...

  8. Re:More to the point by the+eric+conspiracy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Even french fries and perfume?

    My doctor disapproves of greasy fried foods, and I am allergic to many kinds of perfume.

  9. Re:More to the point by tuffy · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Almost? Shit man, MS gaves us Impossible Creatures and Asheron's Call. What the fuck did the french ever give us?

    How about this thing?

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    Ita erat quando hic adveni.

  10. Re:was not the EU antitrust employed by MS by kahei · · Score: 0, Offtopic



    Well, in the course of slashdot history something like 20 separate people have chosen either to say that a deltic is a type of locomotive, or to ask you what a deltic is, and never once have you responded!

    So, what's a deltic? I hear it's a kind of locomotive.

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    Whence? Hence. Whither? Thither.
  11. Re:was not the EU antitrust employed by MS by DoNotTauntHappyFunBa · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Dictionary.com suggests it as a form of "deltaic" pertaining to a Greek letter or an alluvial deposit.

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    Well, hey, I didn't spend all those years playing Dungeons and Dragons and not learn a little something about courage.
  12. Re:More to the point by KiahZero · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    How about independence, nimrod? Remember the American Revolution? And remember the Lousiana Purchase? Who the fuck do you think we purchased it from? If you want to point out that "the french didn't give us that", let me stop you there and point out that Microsoft probably didn't give you Impossible Creatures or Asheron's Call for free either.

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    I'm a lawyer, but not yours. I wouldn't represent someone who thinks taking legal advice from Slashdot is a good idea.
  13. Re:was not the EU antitrust employed by MS by IvyMike · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    (a deltic so please dont moan about spelling but the content)

    I've seen you post with this signature a few times, and I just have to ask: What's a deltic? As far as I can tell, you're claiming to be some sort of a train.

  14. Re:was not the EU antitrust employed by MS by CoolVibe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Maybe he means he's dyslexic (sp?). But hey, I don't see anything wrong with claiming you're a train. It's a free web, after all :)

  15. in soviet russia by oliverthered · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    in soviet russia we had everything we wanted delivered to us by the government, it was great untill the pesky left wingers came along and broke things up.

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    thank God the internet isn't a human right.
  16. Guess offering this up earlier doesn't mean much by eaddict · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    2003-03-11 15:43:20 EU experts believe Microsoft in violation (articles,microsoft) (rejected)

    *sigh*

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    "If you are on fire you can just stop, drop, and roll. If you fall into Lava you are just dead." - my 5yr old daughter
  17. Zoran Djinjic assasinated by matt4077 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mark it down as off topic, but Zoran Djinjic, one of the great democreatic leaders was killed today.

    I hope they give him the Nobel Peace Price posthumely.

  18. Re:Finally a use for France by luna1ix · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Raise the flag! The French have deserted us! No more decadent
    European food! Be a patriot and support a true American home product!

    Only the biggest American couch potatoes will become Idiot Fries(TM).
    Fried in the finest propaganda oil made by CNN and FOX, Idiot
    Fries(TM) come in three flavors:

    - NRA ("Shoot your neighbor, it's called freedom!")
    - KKK ("Color blind is not my problem!")
    - WASP ("Superiority to the white trash!")

    Idiot Fries(TM) are guaranteed to be free of UNO, ICJ, EC, AI, and
    other non-patriotic substances.

    "Only a true idiot will die for his country!" - George W. Bush

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    Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That will just be a completely unintentional side effect. -- Linus Torvalds
  19. Re:No trouble for MS by skillet-thief · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Yes, which is why Jackson's remedy -- splitting the company up -- was the only one that made sense in the long run. Microsoft has never complied in any meaningful way with any lesser penalty, and there's no reason to believe they ever will.

    Right. Money and bundling rules will never be enough.

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    Congratulations! Now we are the Evil Empire

  20. Re:More to the point by unicron · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Your mom just can't keep her mouth shut can she?

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    Finally, math books without any of that base 6 crap in them.