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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. pwndbyowneula tag. by Whiney+Mac+Fanboy · · Score: 5, Informative

    I suggest two new tags - 'pwndbyowneula' or 'canthaveitbothways' (although the old faithful 'haha' adequately expresses the extent of my sympathy for MS).

    Oh, and for those wondering, RS 700 crore == 175 Million USD. (a crore is 10 million).

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    1. 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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    2. Re:pwndbyowneula tag. by russlar · · Score: 5, Informative

      The Safari for Windows EULA has language prohibiting Safari form being installed on anything but a mac. It was posted on slashdot a few days ago. that's the joke I was referencing.

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    3. 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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    4. 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.

  2. 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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  3. 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"...

  4. dear god! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    leave the slashdot gui alone!

    1. Re:dear god! by QuantumG · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Yeah, I hear ya. WTF guys. I don't need a massive "Reply to This" button.

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    2. Re:dear god! by calebt3 · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Ok, unusable is the wrong word. Ugly fits better. At least I can submit a post without opening a new tab now. And one is forced to preview the post.

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

      Personally, I blame Microsoft.

    4. Re:dear god! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

      I think a good compromise would be to integrate the Reply to this/Parent links into the title/score bar, but align it to the right side. Oh, and for the love of god, don't make the buttons so huge that the bar gets bigger in height.

    5. 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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    6. 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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    7. 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.

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

      Slashdot viewing experience may vary for the trendy and pretentious.

  5. 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.

  6. 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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  7. HP and WalMart by symbolset · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Have both been selling machines with Linux for many years. HP offers Linux on, I believe, nearly every box they sell and drivers for nearly every printer.

    Instead let's talk instead about the eee PC from ASUS, and the clones of it, and all those hot new cheap mini laptops and mobile internet devices based on Intel's Atom that won't run Vista.

    Microsoft had better pay their taxes while they still can.

    XP dies in June. Unless they extend it every last one of those boxes is going out the door with Intel's MobiLinux or a distro that supports that platform. Let's talk about BMW, where Linux comes standard with many models.

    Forget Linux on the desktop. 2008 is the year of Linux in your pocket, in your dashboard, in your cable box, on your lap and bringing the third world online without contributing too much to global warming. Desktop? What do you need a desk for any more? Next year that question may read "What's a desk?"

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  8. attention whoring or just ad revenue? by ya+really · · Score: 5, Insightful

    by newscloud (1037538) * on Thursday April 03, @12:24AM (#22948060) Homepage

    Washington State Legislators (who are greatly funded by Microsoft employees and corporate donations) have refused to close this $528 billion tax loophole [newscloud.com] ... yes Billion!

    Posting your own articles, eh? I don't exactly believe that's right. Although what for sure isn't right is not only posting your own article to your own blog, but also MISQUOTING your own article:

    "Microsoft's $528 million Washington tax break"


    Seriously, misrepresenting news in order to get people to read it? I'd expect that from Fox or CBS, but posting this rubbish on slashdot, that's just pathetic.
  9. 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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