EU Court Upholds Microsoft Antitrust Fines

a_n_d_e_r_s writes "The ongoing saga of Microsoft's misuse of their dominant position in the EU marketplace to block competitors may be finally over, with the fine set to 860 million euros (just over 1 billion dollars). In 2004 Microsoft was ordered to provide certain information to competitors but failed to do so and was given an hefty fine. Now the EU General Court in Luxembourg has upheld the EU Commission decision and ruled against Microsoft." This is a minor reduction (4.3%) of the original fine because of a minor technicality. Microsoft, naturally, is unhappy with the result.

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Re:Where does this money go?

[Rogerborg]

More swill for the Euroswine. Brought to you by the trans-national entity that nobody voted for, which took 3 years of paying 21 "scientists" to first declare that water doesn't hydrate, then deny that they said it, then finally (for now) retract the statement that they denied having ever made. That sounds so bizarre that I'd invite you to do your own googling on it, since you simply wouldn't believe anything that I spoon fed you.