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Microsoft EU Monopoly Appeal Thrown Out
smnicoll writes "The European Court of First Instance has thrown out Microsoft's appeal to have penalties for the abuse of monopoly suspended, reports BBC News Online.
'Microsoft's application for interim measures is therefore dismissed in its entirety,'
The court's statement said. 'The evidence adduced by Microsoft is not sufficient to show that implementation of the remedies imposed by the Commission might cause serious and irreparable damage.' The commission's case is mainly focused on Microsoft's integration of Windows Media Player into the operationg system and the effects that has on the ability of Real Networks and Apple to get their rival players used." Similar stories at Bloomberg, CNET, and Reuters (via CNN).
Europeans are too stupid to click on a link that says download now. It's official, their own courts agree.
Here's an idea...
If you don't want Microsoft to have a monopoly... Don't plan to hand them 20 year software patent legal monopolies on a plate!
Corrupt idiots.
YES to European Unity. NO to the present EU !
It appears that the European Commission may not in fact be a complete waste of space after all. Wonders will never cease. Now if they could just get France and Germany to obey the deficit rules they signed up for...
Oh no... it's the future.
What, are you saying you can't make a living without greed and deceit?
Fucking immoral capitalist swine.
Because most Open Source software is a pain in the ass to use thats why.
That's some hella logic.