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EU Deadline Approaching for Microsoft

Posted by Zonk on from the under-the-knife dept.

doga writes "As reported by various publications, Microsoft is facing its deadline tonight at midnight central European time. The commissioner has then to decide whether it implemented correctly the measures (windows without media player and interop documentation) or if it should be fined up to 5% of its daily sales." From the article: "European antitrust regulators, who have been at odds with Microsoft over its efforts to comply with its order, hope to make a decision by July 20 as to whether Microsoft has submitted an acceptable proposal for compliance, said Jonathan Todd, a spokesman for the European Union. That date is the last meeting of the European Commission before its summer recess."

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  1. Meanwhile at the Microsoft headquarters... by October_30th · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bill Gates: "Ooh, the Germans are mad at me? I'm so scared! Oooh, the Germans!"
    (ok, shamelessly stolen from The Simpsons)

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    1. Re:Meanwhile at the Microsoft headquarters... by FidelCatsro · · Score: 2, Funny

      I wouldn't mess with the Germans if i were you .My Wife is German and if i forget a date it cetainly hertz

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    2. Re:Meanwhile at the Microsoft headquarters... by colinrichardday · · Score: 3, Funny

      And how many times per second does that happen? :-)

  2. For once ... by LadOuvE · · Score: 3, Funny

    Expect France to vote "Yes" on this one !

  3. Had to post this by nmb3000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Saw this image earlier and got a good laugh.

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  4. Re:So the timeline is really: by slapout · · Score: 3, Funny

    Of course, they'll be using MS Office to track everything. And then suddenly the files just disappear...

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