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EU Fines Microsoft $613 Million, Officially

Posted by timothy on from the golden-goose-time dept.

Decaffeinated Jedi writes "As reported by CNN.com, the European Union has hit Microsoft with a record US$613 million fine after a five-year investigation, finding the company guilty of abusing the 'near-monopoly' of the Windows operating system. Microsoft has been given 90 days to make a European version of Windows available without a media player and 120 days to give programming codes to rivals in the server market to allow 'full interoperability' with desktops running Windows. Microsoft plans to appeal the decision." Other readers point to coverage at the BBC, ZDNet, Reuters (here carried by Yahoo!), and abc.au.net.

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  1. poor poor SCO lawyers by randalx · · Score: 5, Funny

    poor SCO lawyers might have to take a pay cut now. :(

  2. Troll -1 :) by joonasl · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Steve Balmer commented, that the fine imposed by the EU is completely unreasonble, considering that you can buy a president in the US with much less.".

    --
    "There is a terrorist behind every bush"
  3. Well, kinda by c4miles · · Score: 5, Funny

    A friend of mine (in the UK) got a speeding fine. He found an old local by-law that said he could pay the fine in live chickens, to the equivalent value.

    Hilarity ensued, of course.