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Japanese Government Raids Microsoft Offices
Nakito writes "According to an article at the financial news site Bloomberg, Microsoft's Tokyo office was raided by Japan's Fair Trade Commission, which is investigating whether the world's largest software maker violated the country's anti-monopoly law." Other readers note a AP/Yahoo story claiming: "A commission official, speaking on customary condition of anonymity, said Microsoft Japan is suspected of attaching improper restrictive conditions when signing software deals with Japanese personal computer manufacturers, such as requiring that Japanese companies allow infringement of their patents."
you're next, Bill.
Officer: All your source are belong to us.
Sorry, had to be said.
Microsoft was supposed to 'break up' several years ago, to comply with the court decision. I have only seen one thing come out of that, there needs to be more. Microsoft needs to get off their asses and finally do something to comply with the anti-monopoly laws. They already have market saturation and noone in their right mind will go against them, but now with the japanise, something might happen. When it finally does, it will be long overdue.
This is a family story about a small boy and his cousine, born 2-3 weeks aprt, put into the same baby park at around one year, that have been found later by the parent having removed their diapers and were nicely fondling and kissing each other...
Babies have a sex life...if they get the opportunity...
It takes 40+ muscles to frown, but only four to extend your arm and bitchslap the motherfucker
I must admit that Im not too up to date on the contemptorary Japanese Legal System, (I studied Japanese law and customs of the early Samurai era), but isnt the standard penalty for this sort of crime something like giving the guilty party the choice between an honorable Hari Kari, or take a public beheading ?
It was back in the 1600's, has anything changed over there ? Just curious.