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Microsoft Finally Bows to EU Antitrust Measures
Rogue Pat writes "Microsoft ended three years of resistance on Monday and finally agreed to comply with a landmark 2004 antitrust decision by the European Commission. Competitors will be able to buy interface protocols for 10.000 Euro to make their software work better with Windows. Moreover, Microsoft won't appeal the 500 million Euro fine any further."
It was back in '32 when times were hard .45 and a deck of cards
He had a Colt
Stagger Lee
He wore rat-drawn shoes and an old Stetson hat
Had a '28 Ford, had payments on that
Stagger Lee
His woman threw him out in the ice and the snow
And told him, "Never ever come back no more"
Stagger Lee
So he walked though the rain an he walked through the mud
Till he came to a place called The Bucket Of Blood
Stagger Lee
He said, "Mr Motherfucker, you know who I am"
And the barkeeper said, "No, I don't give a good goddamn"
To Stagger Lee
He said, "Well bartender, it's plain to see
I'm that bad motherfucker called Stagger Lee"
Mr. Stagger Lee
Barkeep said, "Yeah, I've heard your name down the way
And I kick motherfucking asses like you everyday"
Mr Stagger Lee
Well, those were the last words that the barkeep said
'Cause Stag put four holes in his motherfucking head
Just then in came a broad called Nellie Brown
Was known to make more money than any bitch in town
She struts across the bar, hitching up her skirt
Over to Stagger Lee, she starts to flirt
With Stagger Lee
She saw the barkeep, said, "O God, he can't be dead!"
Stag said, "Well just count the holes in the motherfucker's head"
She said, "You look like you ain't scored in quite a time.
Why not come to my pad? It won't cost you a dime"
Mr. Stagger Lee
"But there's something I have to say before you begin
You'll have to be gone before my man Billy Dilly comes in,
Stagger Lee"
"I'll stay here till Billy Dilly comes in, till time comes to pass
And furthermore I'll fuck Billy Dilly in his motherfucking ass"
Said Stagger Lee
"I'm a bad motherfucker, don't you know
But I'll crawl over fifty good pussies just to get one fat boy's asshole"
Said Stagger Lee
Just then Billy Dilly rolls in and said, "You must be
That bad motherfucker called Stagger Lee"
Stagger Lee
"Yeah, I'm Stagger Lee and you better get down on your knees
And suck my dick, because if you don't you're sure to be dead"
Said Stagger Lee
Billy Dilly dropped down and slobbered on his head
And Stag filled him full of lead
Oh yeah.
Aaaagh, how I hate that mistake: it is "whether"... Please, "weather" is the thing about sunshine and rain... *weeps*
I think the saddest thing is that people don't even question the justness of laws anymore.
If I have a secret, I don't care what the antitrust european court says, it's my secret, they shoudln't take that nor my money away for me.
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Please define torture.
I say locking people up is torture (Prison), does your country support incarceration? Do you support incarceration? You SUPPORT TORTURE!
See how easy it is to call something torture? See how easy it is to sensationalize something?
Agent K: A *person* is smart. People are dumb, stupid, panicky animals, and you know it.
The 27 countries in the EU do total out to just edge out the US alone. Add Canada to the US and their GDP passes those 27 countries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)
I wouldn't think you could could use the figure to measure how well someone could sell their product in just the "EU" as a whole, since each country still has it's own sovereignty, and can completely ban a product if they feel the need (see violent video games in German, or Nazi flags in France).
Each local region can also have it's own laws depending on the country, but this is the same for all countries.
The EU could finalize the step if it could just decide it wanted to be a country, but then you only get one soccer team in the world cup!