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John, just curious: Who else should judge except the commission whether they have complied with the ruling?; Posted by: tombalablomba Posted on: 07/12/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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John, just curious tombalablomba | 07/12/06

No checks and balances quietLee | 07/12/06

PBS?? panic man | 07/12/06

Courts... John Carroll

| 07/12/06

You might be right bportlock | 07/12/06

Point by point richhayes | 07/13/06

are you saying that a judge didn't get to rule on this stevey_d | 07/12/06

What really happened bportlock | 07/12/06

No richhayes | 07/13/06

Or you could tombalablomba | 07/13/06

Wrong richhayes | 07/13/06

Don't get off the Interstate much? OButterball | 07/13/06

Got that right,.... yogeee | 07/13/06

It's a consolation... Anton Philidor | 07/14/06

Watching drunge | 07/12/06

It should be the people, but the Commission is not elected stevey_d | 07/12/06

Judges were involved.... bportlock | 07/12/06

The best you can do? richhayes | 07/13/06

Eu antitrust fine , microsoft ,the Bouncer Quebec-french | 07/12/06

Serves them right barsteward | 07/12/06

Eurotrash Once Again Wimpers On arcom@... | 07/12/06

Eurotrash Once Again Wimpers On fett | 07/12/06

"No company is above the law" whisperycat | 07/12/06

Good Lord... timjfisher | 07/12/06

Incorrect response whisperycat | 07/12/06

Why richhayes | 07/12/06

I already have "voted" with my wallet, but msolgeek | 07/12/06

No Company Is Above The Law buzzyrozy | 07/12/06

So, you believe everything a government agency says? quietLee | 07/12/06

So, you believe that Microsoft are a special case? whisperycat | 07/12/06

I know that every other government has it's own ruling buzzyrozy | 07/12/06

Microsoft John Carroll

| 07/12/06

Laughs Richard Flude | 07/12/06

I agree timjfisher | 07/12/06

In Europe, they kill bears modicr | 07/12/06

Let the Judges Decides sinleeh@... | 07/12/06

Eurotrash Once Again Wimpers On fett | 07/12/06

How did it come to this? Roger Ramjet | 07/12/06

The joke is you morons that celebrate destruction of US institutions Prognosticator | 07/12/06

To see a "moron"... msolgeek | 07/12/06

Uh, no quietLee | 07/12/06

Wrong msolgeek | 07/12/06

Being a little dramatic aren't we??? shawkins | 07/12/06

Are you going to whine about the US courts also? B.O.F.H. | 07/12/06

Destruction of US institutions... Prognosticator | 07/12/06

This is all lunacy! Punchey | 07/12/06

You don't see the real issue here quietLee | 07/12/06

USA government is also dictating design Indulis | 07/12/06

Funny how hypocrisy works tic swayback | 07/12/06

I'm on record John Carroll

| 07/12/06

You're one of the few John tic swayback | 07/12/06

Yes, government-mandated product design is wrong. Anton Philidor | 07/12/06

Should have added: Anton Philidor | 07/12/06

Well then... zkiwi | 07/12/06

The "human nature" of engineers... Anton Philidor | 07/12/06

Well... zkiwi | 07/12/06

I agree John Carroll

| 07/12/06

Why stop there? Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/12/06

So, are browsers... John Carroll

| 07/12/06

John, you were the one proposing a generality Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/12/06

No John Carroll

| 07/12/06

Heh Robert Crocker | 07/13/06

Safety issues are a separate thing tic swayback | 07/12/06

Oh, I quite agree Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/12/06

I don't know... Rick_K | 07/12/06

I don't agree John Carroll

| 07/12/06

To mess with your anaolgy zkiwi | 07/12/06

Not quite seeing it... John Carroll

| 07/12/06

The Microsoft Way Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/12/06

I don't know... Rick_K | 07/12/06

every car makers tombalablomba | 07/13/06

... when it applies to me Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/12/06

France and Apple tic swayback | 07/12/06

Unintended consequences pkstephens | 07/12/06

Joke is on us true ---- BUT eddie.jones@... | 07/12/06

re: Jokes John Carroll

| 07/12/06

re: Protectionism... just_a_guy | 07/12/06

Some perspective John Carroll

| 07/12/06

Your idea of "protectionism" is skewed j.m.galvin | 07/12/06

How is... John Carroll

| 07/12/06

ibm is the biggest out sourcer code_Warrior | 07/12/06

Another nuance. Anton Philidor | 07/12/06

That's exciting... msolgeek | 07/12/06

Re: nuances John Carroll

| 07/12/06

Competition ALWAYS equals consumer benefit j.m.galvin | 07/12/06

I'm not saying... John Carroll

| 07/12/06

How fine can you split the hair? j.m.galvin | 07/12/06

Microsoft prices have done nothing but increase voska | 07/12/06

Most people I know don't even buy Windows bitblaster | 07/12/06

No need to buy Windows voska | 07/12/06

Resources and economies of scale. Anton Philidor | 07/12/06

You're off on a few things. j.m.galvin | 07/12/06

You are COMPLETELY WRONG Arthas | 07/13/06

Competition is the consumer guarantee... Anton Philidor | 07/12/06

Software pricing j.m.galvin | 07/12/06

I find this blog Hilarious!!!! madhead@... | 07/12/06

If Microsoft (or any other company) doesn't like it.. Patrick Jones | 07/12/06

If they pulled out... bitblaster | 07/12/06

John... zkiwi | 07/12/06

Perhaps a little dose of facts John? Golodh2 | 07/12/06

re: Perhaps a little dose of facts John? johnay | 07/13/06

Ouch! Too much facts! nizuse | 07/14/06

Oh, Boo Hoo, John OButterball | 07/12/06

Do they or don't they have internal docs? Tsu Dho Nimh | 07/12/06

Have you seen the documentation? John Carroll

| 07/12/06

All that aside zkiwi | 07/12/06

Again... John Carroll

| 07/12/06

You're supporting the EC's argument j.m.galvin | 07/12/06

No John Carroll

| 07/12/06

Then why j.m.galvin | 07/12/06

re: NO barsteward | 07/12/06

Erm... zkiwi | 07/12/06

Thank you, John Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/12/06

Whatever, Yagotta John Carroll

| 07/12/06

To zkiwi... John Carroll

| 07/12/06

To barsteward John Carroll

| 07/12/06

To j.m. galvin John Carroll

| 07/12/06

To John C. zkiwi | 07/12/06

Ack! zkiwi | 07/12/06

to zkiwi... John Carroll

| 07/12/06

Well John... zkiwi | 07/12/06

Have it your way, John Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/12/06

*sigh* zkiwi | 07/12/06

I have not seen it Tsu Dho Nimh | 07/12/06

Ibncomplete, self-contradictory and totally unfit? Tsu Dho Nimh | 07/12/06

Incomplete, self-contradictory and totally unfit? Tsu Dho Nimh | 07/12/06

Finest kind Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/12/06

The roaming charges tombalablomba | 07/13/06

Brad Smith has Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/13/06

Hiding behind a gun pkstephens | 07/12/06

Pendulum Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/12/06

You are right there John Shelendrea | 07/12/06

Not really Rick_K | 07/12/06

John, what is your take... just_a_guy | 07/12/06

Well, John would nizuse | 07/14/06

file sharing can be done with Windows and any other OS code_Warrior | 07/12/06

No silly... just_a_guy | 07/12/06

what crap are you talking zzz1234567890 | 07/12/06

And there you have it... zkiwi | 07/12/06

*nix guys need to stop complaining like sissies code_Warrior | 07/12/06

Same crap you are talking... just_a_guy | 07/12/06

It isn't that simple bitblaster | 07/12/06

Most people are forced to use Windows bitblaster | 07/12/06

what are the *nix guys doing code_Warrior | 07/12/06

Lack of support? bitblaster | 07/22/06

*nix guys need to stop making excuses code_Warrior | 07/12/06

Wow! zkiwi | 07/12/06

geeez, no wonder you guys are so ingorant code_Warrior | 07/12/06

Well... zkiwi | 07/12/06

I'm impressed Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/12/06

Maybe the samba guys need to program better. barsteward | 07/13/06

EU meddling again. mercenaryali@... | 07/12/06

That's a good idea... NOT! just_a_guy | 07/12/06

Since you are... Cardinal_Bill | 07/12/06

...and since you are... John Carroll

| 07/12/06

Well... Cardinal_Bill | 07/12/06

I've been doing this since before... John Carroll

| 07/12/06

but i think what he is asking ... phburks | 07/12/06

Re: but John Carroll

| 07/12/06

Wow phburks | 07/13/06

Can Microsoft get out of this? bitblaster | 07/12/06

Not unless they win in court appeals j.m.galvin | 07/12/06

YAWN Richard Flude | 07/12/06

John does not like these facts! nizuse | 07/14/06

ms fett | 07/12/06

I completelly agree with Jonhy theo_durcan | 07/12/06

EU Can't Compete john public | 07/13/06

What the heck? mypl8s4u2 | 07/13/06

Microsoft is getting what it deserves opensourcepro | 07/14/06

EU is doing what it wants for its agenda Boot_Agnostic | 07/22/06

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