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HistoryWak
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:06 am


Microsoft is fined €899 million by the EU for failure to comply with the March 2004 antitrust decision. The total fine is now 1.68 billion euros.

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Feb27/0,4670,EUMicrosoft,00.html

Here's a history of the EU VS Microsoft case.

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Interesting site: http://www.vanwensveen.nl/rants/microsoft/IhateMS.html


http://toastytech.com/evil/ < rofl
PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:07 pm


But Wak, Microsoft are the good guys! They're valiantly trying to take down super high-quality electronics manufacturers and innovative specialist companies for the good of mankind! Plus, they're an American companmy so they MUST be better than any others!

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:30 pm


Arvis_Jaggamar
But Wak, Microsoft are the good guys! They're valiantly trying to take down super high-quality electronics manufacturers and innovative specialist companies for the good of mankind! Plus, they're an American company so they MUST be better than any others!


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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:52 pm


Hoshit.
With all that money lost, M$ will have to cancel an entire ice cream party.

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:20 pm






You know what the Funny Thing is?

The EU won't get paid.



PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:33 pm


Why am I suddenly compelled to want to defend Microsoft...

Not really.

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:12 pm


Part-Time Viking
Why am I suddenly compelled to want to defend Microsoft...

Not really.


rofl rofl
PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:13 pm


tangocat777
Hoshit.
With all that money lost, M$ will have to cancel an entire ice cream party.


HA HA HA! Excellent. rofl

This makes possible Quote of the Week.

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:28 pm


Well I know someone who is laughing or a company.

Apple.
PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:31 pm


Arvis_Jaggamar
tangocat777
Hoshit.
With all that money lost, M$ will have to cancel an entire ice cream party.


HA HA HA! Excellent. rofl

This makes possible Quote of the Week.
I try.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:08 am


All those fines are basically chump change for Microsoft, as Tango's quote implies.
PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:57 pm


l Xera Kaiba l
Well I know someone who is laughing or a company.

Apple.

More like Steve Jobs.

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