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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[hairyfeet]

Oh please, insightful? For a "MSFT burns babies ZOMFG!" post? They are an old guard monopoly that got passed by, no different than IBM and like IBM they'll have their niche that just like big iron won't be the big deal anymore.

If you think anybody gives a flying shit about desktops i have some magic beans you might be interested in. PCs passed good enough and went into insanely overpowered half a decade ago and nobody replaces them until they die. Ask any retailer (like say me) and we'll tell you desktops are as dead as disco, other than gamers and office workers they don't get replaced until they croak which is why many of us have branched out into other services, in my case HTPCs and setting up home theaters.

But bitching about MSFT and desktops is like bitching IBM has a monopoly on big iron...so fucking what? Who cares? Everyone is portable now, its all cell phones and tablets which is why MSFT is gonna let Sinofsky take a giant dump on the desktop in a Hail Mary pass on a market that doesn't give a wet fart nor care about MSFT. Apple owns the high end, Android everything else, MSFT doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell of getting even 15% so who cares?

Seriously get over it already, it ain't 1998 and gates isn't stomping Linux anymore, in fact MSFT has been selling SUSE licenses with their server products for years now. its over, its done, the fat lady is down the street having a ham on rye, if the EU wants some bailout money that is their business but nobody really gives a shit about desktops as everyone has 3 and won't be replacing until they kick the bucket. there is simply no growth in that market and crying because MSFT has control of a flatline market is just fucking dumb.