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Let 'em have it.
Because it won't change their behavior in any way. Instead of issuing a fine to the company, the EU should fine the shareholders. You want to see some quick action in a company's attitude change? That would do it.
Posted by: kozmcrae   Posted on: 05/10/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Let 'em have it.  kozmcrae | 05/10/09
Very good point.  fr0thy2 | 05/11/09
Except, of course...  wolf_z | 05/11/09
Intel would eventually be prohibited from even selling product in the EU.  DonnieBoy | 05/11/09
They have been competing 'on the merits'  Lerianis | 05/11/09
What? Did you even read the finding?  Randalllind | 05/11/09
true  Alro | 05/11/09
yea... if thats the whole story...  shadfurman | 05/11/09
The i7 is a great chip  mjolnar@... | 05/11/09
Exclusive deals are the norm?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/11/09
Caddilacs don't sell well in Europe  nizuse | 05/11/09
not a Caddilac with a Ford engine, but...  comache | 05/11/09
Could you get any less relevant?  DNSB | 05/11/09
Bad analogy  mjolnar@... | 05/11/09
EU anti-trust  Prof. LittleOldman | 05/11/09
This would have gone away  GuidingLight | 05/11/09
Better still!  Too Old For IT | 05/11/09
I think you are looking for excuses.  mjolnar@... | 05/11/09
Not quite... Intel in Ireland since 1989.  Skidpalace | 05/12/09
Whose product? Please fix your grammar.  HypnoToad72 | 05/11/09
I am thrilled that at least the EUROPEANS have the balls to enfoce the laws  guiri | 05/11/09
thats true... but...  shadfurman | 05/11/09
Well, to be honest  guiri | 05/11/09
And while you're at it....  bill.andersen@... | 05/11/09
They aren't psychos  Lerianis | 05/11/09
You miss the point about this country..  ElCondor11 | 05/11/09
Thank you  TranMan | 05/11/09
Bravo!!!  dancoiv | 05/11/09
Beautifully Stated  MadWhiteHatter | 05/11/09
Harvard Home Best and brightest  Prof. LittleOldman | 05/11/09
You are absolutely correct  TranMan | 05/11/09
You are right about most things  guiri | 05/11/09
Eat the rich  EarFix | 05/13/09
What the hell is a "very good life" supposed to mean?  kozmcrae | 05/12/09
Arggghhh.  WriterOfCode | 05/12/09
what a boring load of Bollox  An Old Man | 05/11/09
Wow  MadWhiteHatter | 05/11/09
You have no idea what Airbus does  An Old Man | 05/11/09
I do too know what Airbus does  MadWhiteHatter | 05/11/09
And Boeing subsidised through military spend  Alan Smithie | 05/11/09
And...  zkiwi | 05/11/09
Boeing subsidised...  kuremekid | 05/11/09
Marx would have simply confiscated the company.  kozmcrae | 05/12/09
& If most of the fine went to the 'victim' - AMD  Too-Tired Techie | 05/11/09
Thats anti competative!  shadfurman | 05/11/09
wtf?  Chrissd | 06/09/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  thabib_z | 05/10/09
Monopoly?  dpatjhh | 05/11/09
The MS monopoly is in Operating systems, but, in the EU, all must compete  DonnieBoy | 05/11/09
Yeah, that is best when they compete on the merits  Lerianis | 05/11/09
Wow. I'd hate to see you actually try to run a company.  Letophoro | 05/11/09
I respectfully disagree  bighugedave | 05/11/09
Uhm..not quite  bigsibling | 05/11/09
To: bigsibling  bighugedave | 05/11/09
Do you understand what a monopoly is?  Letophoro | 05/11/09
Naive and rose tinted  Alan Smithie | 05/11/09
My reply  bighugedave | 05/11/09
Re: My reply -- Get on the floor or die!  Letophoro | 05/12/09
Naive  bighugedave | 05/12/09
And furthermore  bighugedave | 05/12/09
Checked out your Mises info.  Letophoro | 05/12/09
Letophoro  bighugedave | 05/12/09
Are you Sane?  An Old Man | 05/11/09
That would be FireFox  mjolnar@... | 05/11/09
EU increasing hegemony  Al_H | 05/10/09
The Capitalist model itself doesn't work.  fr0thy2 | 05/11/09
fr0thy2 thinks EU communist model works..  TalentSupporter | 05/11/09
ITsavy thinks trying to put words in my mouth works.  fr0thy2 | 05/11/09
Really?  LeeC | 05/11/09
Been to a dealer lately?  ElCondor11 | 05/11/09
Here, here  dpatjhh | 05/11/09
Oh my, you have no clue  bighugedave | 05/11/09
You have everything out of context.  fr0thy2 | 05/11/09
I don't have anything out of context  bighugedave | 05/11/09
That would be a stereotype or Joke then...  comp_indiana | 05/11/09
Stifling innovation?  bighugedave | 05/11/09
If MS is going to...  Dave32265 | 05/11/09
What's also really funny ...  whisperycat | 05/11/09
Your improper use of big words...  Bebedo | 05/11/09
So who started it all ??  An Old Man | 05/11/09
The EU actions are good for Intel, Microsoft & the market  linuser | 05/10/09
"Kudos to them"  fr0thy2 | 05/11/09
what has Obama done?  otaddy | 05/11/09
Lay off Obama.  Erroneous | 05/11/09
Rome was't built in 100 days...  phatkat | 05/11/09
This is not a politcal debate so P**8 off  An Old Man | 05/11/09
frothy invoked St. Obama and I asked for details  otaddy | 05/11/09
Kudos??  IronMan1968 | 05/11/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  Chris33613 | 05/11/09
Inventing?  Dave32265 | 05/11/09
US tries to steal everything, Why the big military otherwise?  fr0thy2 | 05/11/09
To pull Europe's rear...  Erroneous | 05/11/09
Huh?  Dave32265 | 05/11/09
I do remember CPM, do you?  wolf_z | 05/11/09
Just because you...  Dave32265 | 05/11/09
There source code..  Erroneous | 05/11/09
Heh...  Dave32265 | 05/11/09
It was Navigator, and it was $29.  mjolnar@... | 05/11/09
Your'e a good man  guiri | 05/11/09
No, bad law makes them wrong  wolf_z | 05/11/09
And IE ...  Dave32265 | 05/11/09
Ok, now you've just jumped the shark  wolf_z | 05/11/09
Actually they can...  Dave32265 | 05/11/09
You should look at the law before opening your  mjolnar@... | 05/11/09
LOL  James T. Kirk | 05/11/09
DOS was paid for....  Erroneous | 05/11/09
just like Apple  ElCondor11 | 05/11/09
Obviously someone with NO IDEA about the history.  fr0thy2 | 05/11/09
Europian Union is jealous abount Japan & USA  TalentSupporter | 05/11/09
Yeah but ...  fr0thy2 | 05/11/09
Look how much pain you felt just reading my comment ....  TalentSupporter | 05/11/09
Calm down man!  InAction Man | 05/11/09
I hope that's not a threat. Can't be too careful with all the zealots here.  transposeIT | 05/11/09
Envy of another sort?  Bebedo | 05/11/09
Since 2008...  epcraig | 05/11/09
MS gives to both parties  otaddy | 05/11/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  gertruded | 05/11/09
RE: If you can't close down, fine them to death  JoeRJr | 05/11/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  dpatjhh | 05/11/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  Gladiatorcn | 05/11/09
Yes  djmik | 05/11/09
Not really...  Dave32265 | 05/11/09
No it is not...  Erroneous | 05/11/09
Try ...  Dave32265 | 05/11/09
IE is just a shell  zdneter0000 | 07/03/09
It's great that EU stands for consumer worldwide  Linux Geek | 05/11/09
Intel should have to paid and big time  Randalllind | 05/11/09
Yay idiots who base current arguments...  Spiritusindomit@... | 05/11/09
Intel should have opened a plant in Dresden  GuidingLight | 05/11/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  Loverock Davidson | 05/11/09
Yep. Here's your Mattel toy.  nizuse | 05/11/09
I stopped selling Intel when I heard about the antirust issues  Pyrotech_z | 05/11/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  BOSS4908 | 05/11/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  Pyrotech_z | 05/11/09
"EU stealing money in lean times?"  arcebus@... | 05/11/09
I am sure you don't....  Erroneous | 05/11/09
Intel should leave the EU out in the cold  wargammer2005 | 05/11/09
LOL  eMJayy | 05/11/09
You must be American, right?  guiri | 05/11/09
I'd feel bad for amd...  Spiritusindomit@... | 05/11/09
Thank goodness there is the EU to control US companies ...  softwareFlunky | 05/11/09
AMERICAN companies need to tell the EC to get bent!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/11/09
Interesting thought  nizuse | 05/11/09
Why don't they?  ElCondor11 | 05/11/09
Yeah, I want that.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/11/09
About that Powerpoint book -  nizuse | 05/11/09
No_Ax_to_Grind wants to punish Microsoft and Intel.  B.O.F.H. | 05/11/09
Sure, for 30 days...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/11/09
After 30 days, the shareholders would be asking for the CEOs resignation.  B.O.F.H. | 05/11/09
Hey it's Monday  nizuse | 05/11/09
I think you give him (her?) too much credit.  B.O.F.H. | 05/11/09
I agree  bighugedave | 05/11/09
Ok then...  zkiwi | 05/11/09
Um, no  bighugedave | 05/11/09
Erm...  zkiwi | 05/11/09
Maybe if they used...  Erroneous | 05/11/09
Good point  bighugedave | 05/11/09
No need, just stop support for a month  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/11/09
And as noted many times  nizuse | 05/11/09
Because it involes Anti-Trust/competition complaints.  B.O.F.H. | 05/11/09
Grow up  Alan Smithie | 05/11/09
Yeah - NoAxe is a bit inconsistent  nizuse | 05/11/09
Your envy is sad  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/11/09
Amnesia?  nizuse | 05/11/09
LOL  bighugedave | 05/11/09
Erm US default loans ?  Alan Smithie | 05/11/09
yep  bighugedave | 05/11/09
Might be easier to simply stop abusing consumers  Richard Flude | 05/11/09
You seem to have this naive notion the EU is somehow economically small...  BanjoPaterson | 05/13/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  bighugedave | 05/11/09
Oh dear  Alan Smithie | 05/11/09
Oh double dear  bighugedave | 05/11/09
In true capitalism there is no Government - Doh  Alan Smithie | 05/11/09
Your statement is a non-sequitor  psiEnergos | 05/12/09
That's not what Alan's saying  bighugedave | 05/12/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  IronMan1968 | 05/11/09
Who is you ?  Alan Smithie | 05/11/09
RE: Who is you ?  steveparamore@... | 05/11/09
I don't understand Gibberish, please translate  Alan Smithie | 05/11/09
Hmmmm.  WriterOfCode | 05/12/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  phatkat | 05/11/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  gary@... | 05/11/09
SInce Vista...  Erroneous | 05/11/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  neverhome | 05/11/09
Fact: When AMD built the better CPU  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/11/09
Stay on track NoAxe  nizuse | 05/11/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  steveparamore@... | 05/11/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  rparker009 | 05/11/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  deowll | 05/11/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  cjc82s | 05/11/09
The EU will soon levy entire governments...  transposeIT | 05/11/09
and thats one more reason why I won't use opera  shadfurman | 05/11/09
These big companies better get used to this ...  George Mitchell | 05/11/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  yapsoft | 05/11/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  kuremekid | 05/11/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  kuremekid | 05/11/09
Amen.  WriterOfCode | 05/12/09
To shadfurman  guiri | 05/11/09
Very interesint world view.  WriterOfCode | 05/12/09
Alright, with ALL this said and done and  guiri | 05/11/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  parkerjgpatton | 05/12/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  WriterOfCode | 05/12/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  oyesid | 05/12/09
RE: EU to levy huge fine on Intel, hearing set for Microsoft  Chrissd | 06/09/09

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