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Microsoft Hands Over Docs To EU

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the are-they-allowed-to-redact dept.

hankwang writes "Reuters reports that Microsoft has handed over technical documents to the EU in order to enable the competition to make interoperable software. So far, the EU has imposed fines of €497 M and €280 M onto Microsoft for abuse of its monopoly. The deadline for this documentation was today. According to Microsoft, the documentation is over 8500 pages."

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  1. shocking by bazorg · · Score: 5, Funny

    497... no presents for Bill's kids this Xmas...

  2. Format ? by Rastignac · · Score: 4, Funny

    They gave ".doc" documents, don't they ? ;)

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    1. Re:Format ? by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 2, Funny

      They gave ".doc" documents, don't they ? ;)

      Which required opening and resaving in Open Office before they'd work in Office 2003...

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    2. Re:Format ? by ditoa · · Score: 5, Funny

      Actually they gave them in .docx format thereby forcing the EU to upgrade to Office 2007.

  3. Re:umm, that would be... by david.given · · Score: 3, Funny

    That would be "so far, the EU has imposed fines of 497 MILLION and 280 MILLION onto Microsoft". Of course, it's still spare change for Microsoft.

    Well, the value of the dollar has been slipping recently compared to the euro...

  4. 8500 pages by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 4, Funny

    According to Microsoft, the documentation is over 8500 pages.

    Microsoft were then fined another 5 Million Euros for photocopying and stapling charges because the EU needed more copies...

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  5. Microsoft Hands Over Docs to EU by tttonyyy · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...in Office 2007 format, forcing the commission to buy a licence to read them?

    Oh, that'd be so funny. :)

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  6. Prediction... by JohnnyBigodes · · Score: 2, Funny



    "These are not the docs we are looking for"

    </stormtrooper_voice>

  7. The 2nd page of the document says... by rjdegraaf · · Score: 5, Funny

    'This page intentionally left blank.'

  8. Zeroes by RAMMS+EIN · · Score: 3, Funny

    ``fines of € 497 and € 280''

    Look, I don't know what they teach kids in schools these days, but just because a lone 0 is nothing doesn't mean you can just go and leave out zeroes whenever you like.

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  9. What the documents contain: a sneak preview by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    All work and no play makes Steve a dull boy. All work and no play makes Steve a dull boy. All work and no play makes Steve a dull boy...

  10. Re:Nobody To Cheer For by A+beautiful+mind · · Score: 2, Funny
    things like this, in a free market, should take care of themselves...
    You hit the nail in the head of the copyright problem.
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  11. torrent? by Andrewkov · · Score: 5, Funny
    According to Microsoft, the documentation is over 8500 pages.

    Anyone have a link to the torrent?

  12. Go to Jail, go *directly* to jail, do not pass go by SEMW · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's not just big companies, this monopoly poroblem. I remember on my most recent trip to Europe, I tried to pay for something with fake money from a board game. I was arrested and charged with abusing my Monopoly...

    My sentence was to be sent to jail, sent directly to jail, not to pass go, not to collect 200Million...

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  13. 8500 pages.. by Cheeze · · Score: 2, Funny

    is a huge Word .doc

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  14. Re:where? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Does anyone actually care???