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03-24-2004, 11:17 AM
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A $611 million (U.S.) fine For Bill Gates
It Does Not Compute
What Bill Gates wants, Bill Gates usually gets. But not in Europe. Microsoft has been slapped with a record fine for violating European Union antitrust laws, after the organization found its Windows operating system bordered on a "near monopoly". The software giant will pay dearly for the decision - a $611 million fine (U.S.). But the decision will be expensive in other ways. http://www.pulse24.com/Business/Top...24-001/page.asp Red ;) has attached this image: |
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03-24-2004, 11:17 AM
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03-24-2004, 11:20 AM
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pocket change for Bill
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03-24-2004, 11:21 AM
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Its why i love to use my Apple laptop, a breath of fresh air from buggy Microsoft products.
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03-24-2004, 11:22 AM
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Yup... A big company gives something to consumers for free and they get ass-raped by anti-trust bullshit. The leaders of those anti-trust organizations need to remove their heads from their asses.
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03-24-2004, 11:24 AM
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03-24-2004, 11:28 AM
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03-24-2004, 11:29 AM
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Pizza money!
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03-24-2004, 11:35 AM
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03-24-2004, 11:35 AM
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Outrageous fine. They saw microsoft as a money cow.
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03-24-2004, 11:41 AM
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And to show how stupid Europeans are they will continue to use Microsoft instead of find real solutions like SunMicrosystems and Oracle...
I got 20K betting that Europeans would step up to alternatives to Microsoft in business... However I am starting to have my doubts. See how it goes over the next year.
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03-24-2004, 11:43 AM
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Just wondering where the 611 million goes and what the hell that's going to buy
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03-24-2004, 11:46 AM
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03-24-2004, 11:49 AM
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play hardball with europe and they crumble.
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03-24-2004, 11:54 AM
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Fear those Anti-trust lawsuits.
Check this out though.... Wednesday: E.U. levies record fine of 497 million Euros ($613 million). Orders Microsoft to offer Windows version without digital media player and to release programming code to makers of rival server software. Eh? They are forcing microsoft to release their source code to their competitors?? Wtf? |
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