EU Rejects Microsoft Settlement Proposal

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EU Rejects Microsoft Settlement Proposal

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday February 17, 2004 @05:39AM from the don't-just-take-software dept.

Karl Cocknozzle writes "European Union antitrust officials have dismissed as insufficient Microsoft's offer to settle their most recent antitrust problem in Europe. Spokespeople for the European Commission and Microsoft declined to comment on a report in today's Financial Times that Microsoft had offered to include rival media player software from Apple and Real Networks on a CD-ROM packaged with personal computers to help resolve the case. Previously, the EU had demanded that Microsoft either unbundle Windows Media Player, or also bundle rival media players with Windows. It appears that Microsoft might get more than a slap on the wrist this time around."

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uno posto by Hall+and+Oates · 2004-02-17 05:40 · Score: -1, Offtopic

modeth me upeth.
Go EU! by rqqrtnb · 2004-02-17 05:44 · Score: -1, Offtopic

It's up to you to make the world safe for commercial software, now that the Bush administration has sold out the software industry to mindless libertarian ideology.
Re:Gates versus Europe - Round 1? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-17 05:50 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Is that why they didn't join in Bush's phoney war?
Ok by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-17 05:55 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Is it good or is it whack?
Re:Maybe it is because Linus is European? by incuso · 2004-02-17 05:57 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Yes I agree Finland is in not in the EU! :)
They tried to stole us (Parma, Italy) the EU food authority! Speaking about food it is obvious that finnish food is far superior to Italian food :)
M.
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Re:Gates versus Europe - Round 1? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-17 06:02 · Score: -1, Offtopic

No no he's right, look:
# ns will.french.fr will.french.fr does not exist, try again
Hypocrisy at Wikipidia [OT] by ratsnapple+tea · 2004-02-17 06:05 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Wiki hypocrisy
1. Re:Hypocrisy at Wikipidia [OT] by ratsnapple+tea · 2004-02-17 06:09 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  Crap, forget it. I don't have the energy to complete this thought. Mod down appropriately.
Re:Gates versus Europe - Round 1? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-17 06:15 · Score: -1, Offtopic

But wait:
# ns wmds.iq
WMDs not found in .iq, try again
Re:Gates versus Europe - Round 1? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-17 06:19 · Score: -1, Offtopic

No, they didn't join bcecause of the oil contracts they had with Saddam.