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EU to Ban Macs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bite-out-of-the-apple dept.

johnalex writes "Digit Online News is reporting that 'The European Union has revealed it is to ban the sale and use of Apple Macintosh computers by 2006 - citing the need for unification in a directive unveiled today.' Reasons for the ban include that 'Apple's lack of floppy disk drive is discriminatory to EU residents, and that the Apple logo doesn't hail from the apple-growing regions of Southern France.'"

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  1. Nothing for you to see here, please move along. by chronos82 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Nothing for you to see here, please move along.

  2. Warning: this story is a fraud! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    It was published to harm Apple. There is no and never has been a plan to ban Macs in the EU. I work for sales in Apple Europe, and this attempt to damage Apple is worse than even some of the Microsoft FUD. Apple has a history of protecting themselves legally, and I hope they nail the owner of this site for damaging our reputation.