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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. umm, that would be... by oohshiny · · Score: -1, Redundant

    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.

  2. Big fines! by dismentor · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Million, Presumably

  3. fines of 497 and 280 ? I bet MS is shaking... by fantomas · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Wow. That's something like the price of two or three MS Office licences. I bet Bill is shaking in his boots.... :-) ... maybe the editors missed "million" in the headline?

  4. 497 and 280 euro? by lbbros · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Rather cheap for being a fine!

    (note to /. editors: I think you forgot an "M" after those)

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  5. Re:Error in TFB by rgavril · · Score: -1, Redundant
    Click on the link kids:
    The overall penalty payment for just over half a year of non-compliance is 280.5 million, whereas the March 2004 Decision's fine for an abuse lasting more than five years totalled 497 million. What is the explanation for this?
    so million it says, to how maby zeros you translate that ?