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EU Finds Microsoft Guilty Of Abusing Monopoly
cabalamat2 writes "The European Commission's draft report on Microsoft says they are guilty of abusing their monopoly position. The ruling proposes that Microsoft be fined; the amount of the fine will be decided in March or April, and the maximum fine permitted is 10% of Microsoft's global turnover, about $3.2bn. Microsoft are allowed to appeal against any judgement that goes against them, to the Court of First Instance, and it's expected they will do so, to drag out the process as long as possible."
Diamonds are needed in factories that make weapons. All countries without local diamonds fear DeBeers cutting off the supply. Industrial diamonds are sold at a fair rate unlike gem quality ones.
People bring up this case all the time without taking the time to find out what the details were. When it was all said and done no one got "filthy rich" off that case. The original damages awarded by the jury were reduced by the judge. And the woman who spilled the coffee had third degree burns all over her legs. You could spill coffee from your home coffee maker on your legs all day long and not get anything worse then a big red patch of skin.