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Microsoft Told to Pay Tax on License Fee

Posted by samzenpus on from the we-do-whatever-is-cheaper dept.

MissingRainbow writes "To avoid paying taxes in India, Microsoft wanted a court to believe that it is selling its product and that there are no royalty payments involved. Their own EULA worked against them in this particular case however as it states, "the product is licensed, not sold". The court ruled against them."

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  1. Got Karma? by russlar · · Score: 5, Funny

    How appropriate, that in India, the birthplace of Karma, Microsoft gets whacked with a hefty dose of it.

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    1. Re:Got Karma? by naveenoid · · Score: 4, Funny

      Looks like M$ couldnt curry any favours there ;)

    2. Re:Got Karma? by Alsee · · Score: 4, Funny

      Thanx for the fix. Ok, a point equals one percent of one percent. I am now one point closer to being a financial guru :)

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  2. He who lives .... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    He who lives by the EULA, dies by the EULA

    1. Re:He who lives .... by snl2587 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Gives a new meaning to the term "end user"...

  3. Re:If only Washington State would tax Microsoft to by Robert1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    You said billion twice for emphasis, even though it clearly says million even in the article's damn title.

  4. Re:pwndbyowneula tag. by russlar · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's almost as good as Safari for Windows' EULA banning itself. eulaselfpwnage?

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  5. Re:dear god! by i_liek_turtles · · Score: 5, Funny

    Personally, I blame Microsoft.

  6. Re:dear god! by Hal_Porter · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think it would have been funnier if they introduced the new UI on April 1st and then said on April the 2nd that it wasn't in fact a joke.

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  7. Re:pwndbyowneula tag. by Divebus · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Safari for Windows EULA has language prohibiting Safari form being installed on anything but a mac. Actually, it must be installed on "Apple labeled hardware". That's what the stickers that came with your iPod are for.
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  8. Re:dear god! by cp.tar · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think they need to roll back the whole frigging site about a year.

    To what? OMG PWNIEZ?

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  9. Is this calculated in the TCO? by erroneus · · Score: 4, Funny

    That would be the "Total Cost of Pwnership!"

    Damnit! I have gone for YEARS without using the term or anything similar simply because I thought it was stupid. Now look who's doing it?

  10. Microsoft in the same boat as software "pirates" by realkiwi · · Score: 5, Funny

    So do terrorist software pirates pay tax? Nope http://w3.bsa.org/thailand/press/newsreleases/IDC-Study.cfm
    Well look who is in the same boat...

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  11. Re:dear god! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    bigger in height

    Around here they call that idea "taller."

    p.s. Sorry for the smallness in length of this post.

  12. Re:dear god! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slashdot viewing experience may vary for the trendy and pretentious.

  13. Re:dear god! by AJWM · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's worse that than. Those damn oval buttons keep giving me flashbacks of OpenLook.
    Hey Slashdot, the 1980s called, they want their GUI back.

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  14. Well... by mutube · · Score: 5, Funny

    Agreed. Maybe if they made Slashdot look like this we'd actually get some work done?

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  15. Re:dear god! by Alsee · · Score: 4, Funny

    No no, you *almost* had it there... they should have introduced the UI change on March 31. Then on April 1st they could talk about how it was an April Fools gag accidentally went live a day early. Then on April 2nd, as you suggest, they could state the April 1st talk about it being an "accidental early leaked gag" was all a joke.

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  16. Re:dear god! by Alsee · · Score: 4, Funny

    forced to preview the post.

    Hey hey hey! Watch it there! IT IS TIME TO SPEAK UP!

    First the preview-before-posting Nazis came for the people that didn't preview before postsing, but I always preview before posting, so I didn't speak up.
    Then the RTFA Nazis came for the people who didn't RTFA before posting, and there was no one left to speak up for me.

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  17. Re:pwndbyowneula tag. by mpe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Actually, it must be installed on "Apple labeled hardware". That's what the stickers that came with your iPod are for.

    They probably couldn't complain if you used fruit sticker, so long as it came from an apple.

  18. Re:Got Korma? by somersault · · Score: 4, Funny

    Korma whoring will get you everywhere, my friend

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