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Platinum Red · 03-24-2004, 11:17 AM

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

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Platinum Red · 03-24-2004, 11:17 AM

oops here you go

http://www.pulse24.com/Business/Top_...4-001/page.asp

Ice · 03-24-2004, 11:20 AM

pocket change for Bill

Manowar · 03-24-2004, 11:21 AM

Its why i love to use my Apple laptop, a breath of fresh air from buggy Microsoft products.

HeebyJeeby · 03-24-2004, 11:22 AM

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.

12clicks · 03-24-2004, 11:24 AM

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Originally posted by Platinum Red
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

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microsoft needs to pull out of europe and tell them to go fuck themselves.

ControlThy · 03-24-2004, 11:28 AM

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Originally posted by 12clicks

microsoft needs to pull out of europe and tell them to go fuck themselves.

And lose 30% of their revenue? Aprox. 9 billion dollars?

BuckLover · 03-24-2004, 11:29 AM

Pizza money!

ControlThy · 03-24-2004, 11:35 AM

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Originally posted by BuckLover
Pizza money!

They have over 50 billion in cash reserves, so yeah 600 million isn't going to damage them at all.

Theo · 03-24-2004, 11:35 AM

Outrageous fine. They saw microsoft as a money cow.

AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE · 03-24-2004, 11:41 AM

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.

PhotoGreggXXX · 03-24-2004, 11:43 AM

Just wondering where the 611 million goes and what the hell that's going to buy

03-24-2004, 11:46 AM

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Originally posted by BuckLover
Pizza money!

12clicks · 03-24-2004, 11:49 AM

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Originally posted by ControlThy

And lose 30% of their revenue? Aprox. 9 billion dollars?

nope, just have nothing for europe to grab when you tell them to fuck themselves.
play hardball with europe and they crumble.

goBigtime · 03-24-2004, 11:54 AM

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?

12clicks · 03-24-2004, 12:00 PM

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Originally posted by goBigtime
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?

its a socialist thing.

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