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Good one;-)
"Microsoft's antitrust battle in Europe threatens to snarl the
release of the next version of Windows and has turned into a big
distraction for executives that could spur more lawsuits, analysts
and investors say."

So this is why Vista is running years late and dropped most of its
features. And all this time I thought it was simply the
incompetence of MS.

Good one ZDNet:-)
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Good one;-)  Richard Flude | 04/20/06
You have to pay my cleaning bill  itanalyst | 04/21/06
EU doesn't care about Vista  Boot_Agnostic | 04/21/06
EU is working on nothing except ...........................................  SouthernPride | 04/21/06
Complain  tslocum7 | 04/21/06
MS does not need the EU  SouthernPride | 04/21/06
Why would he care less about it?  ju1ce | 04/21/06
They signed a new deal with Lenovo pc maker in China  SouthernPride | 04/21/06
You do realize that china knock's off everything?  ju1ce | 04/21/06
Not pirated, bought. How soon we forget.  The King's Servant | 04/21/06
Microsoft's EU fight seen as Vista threat  Loverock Davidson | 04/21/06
Ain't you broke that lil violin YET, Rockhead?  OButterball | 04/21/06
Whatch smokin Willis?  osreinstall | 04/21/06
I quit a couple of decades ago.  OButterball | 04/21/06
Autodesk smiles also.  osreinstall | 04/21/06
Too true, osredo:  OButterball | 04/21/06
I run MS because it runs my applications.  osreinstall | 04/21/06
Oh yeah, Autodesk bought into DLL Hell ...  OButterball | 04/21/06
They all did. Not just Autodesk.  osreinstall | 04/22/06
You must not want fair competition  Loverock Davidson | 04/21/06
Doggone it, Rockhead, reread what it is all about.  OButterball | 04/21/06
Leave it to the Luddites...  pbrechun | 04/21/06
grin grin grin  HypnoToad72 | 04/21/06
the commision should ban windoze in EU  Linux Geek | 04/21/06
Okay even I don't agree with MS tactics...  ju1ce | 04/21/06
just ignore him  Shelendrea | 04/21/06
it's not extreme  Linux Geek | 04/21/06
That makes no sense whatsoever...  ju1ce | 04/21/06
Somewhere, a village is missing their idiot.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/21/06
Yes, So Why Don't You Go Back  itanalyst | 04/21/06
Now YOU have to pay MY cleaning bill  Shelendrea | 04/21/06
Nice one  Rick_K | 04/21/06
They let you out  Boot_Agnostic | 04/21/06
Message has been deleted.  Can you hear me | 04/21/06
While this is extremely funny  Shelendrea | 04/21/06
So go home  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/21/06
You know, it doesn't help  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/21/06
Why can't Microsoft just make this really simple?  itanalyst | 04/21/06
Optional installs.  Anton Philidor | 04/21/06
EXACTLY!!  itanalyst | 04/21/06
The you haven't removed it now have you?  ju1ce | 04/21/06
Developers rely on the capabilities being there.  Anton Philidor | 04/21/06
But, other companies would ALSO like to guarantee that their software was  DonnieBoy | 04/21/06
Fair enough.  Anton Philidor | 04/21/06
I think MS was still insisting on IE being installed by default, and  DonnieBoy | 04/21/06
Media player is not the same as IE...  Anton Philidor | 04/21/06
This is just stupid  Shelendrea | 04/21/06
The basic idea is you can not use your monopoly to gain market share or  DonnieBoy | 04/21/06
Then let me ask you this  Shelendrea | 04/21/06
Microsoft offered to "create their things."...  Anton Philidor | 04/21/06
And I think  Shelendrea | 04/21/06
Re: Then let me ask you this  none none | 04/21/06
Not me none none  osreinstall | 04/21/06
Learn MS history.....  devlin_X | 04/22/06
Ok, I learned MS history...  PinkFloyd* | 04/22/06
Developers rely on the capabilities to be there?  ju1ce | 04/21/06
How hard is it to add the  Linux User 147560 | 04/21/06
Hard working programmers.  Anton Philidor | 04/21/06
Again not every developer will want it...  ju1ce | 04/21/06
If programmers don't want the capabilities...  Anton Philidor | 04/21/06
Because 9 times out of 10  Linux User 147560 | 04/21/06
That's the wrong approach...  techboy_z | 04/21/06
Your approach is wack  Spacely Spacerockets | 04/21/06
It would have to be a separate disk to avoid legal problems.  DonnieBoy | 04/21/06
Better yet, the other options should be a separate disk to avoid any issue  DonnieBoy | 04/21/06
Perhaps No_Ax had a good point.  Anton Philidor | 04/21/06
Where the problem comes in ...  Henaway | 04/21/06
And, OEMs would typically make those choices for the consumer.  DonnieBoy | 04/21/06
There is no ...  Ardian Daka | 04/21/06
So Force the USER to Pay even More  Kimbok@... | 04/21/06
Why IE can't be removed...  Spacely Spacerockets | 04/21/06
I agree with you that,  devlin_X | 04/22/06
I'm wondering about this  rapson | 04/21/06
Yes, creating a pdf document should not be free.  Anton Philidor | 04/21/06
Adobe has a proprietary free format for PDF.  ju1ce | 04/21/06
The EC does not know or does not care.  Anton Philidor | 04/21/06
Anton  Rick_K | 04/21/06
Different issue from pdf in Word.  Anton Philidor | 04/21/06
Then why...  rapson | 04/21/06
They couldn't  Linux User 147560 | 04/21/06
Well...  ju1ce | 04/21/06
Not necessary  Rick_K | 04/21/06
True...  ju1ce | 04/21/06
But  Rick_K | 04/21/06
Microsoft License a Format? Deffinitly Not going to happen. (NT)  ju1ce | 04/21/06
I'm guessing it's a mis-statement  tic swayback | 04/21/06
Ah  rapson | 04/21/06
No idea what they'll do  tic swayback | 04/21/06
Thanks for clarifying (NT)  rapson | 04/21/06
Nope... Microsoft may use the pdf abilities  Linux User 147560 | 04/21/06
I know that...  rapson | 04/21/06
The Eu should block all sales of MICROSUCKS products in the EU  realitycheck101 | 04/21/06
Is it just me  Shelendrea | 04/21/06
What I don't understand...  ju1ce | 04/21/06
It's called "balance"  Rick_K | 04/21/06
LMFAO  Shelendrea | 04/21/06
You're welcome  Rick_K | 04/21/06
The OSS and Linux zealots they hired aren't slackers either  Boot_Agnostic | 04/21/06
What I don't understand is  PinkFloyd* | 04/21/06
Loverock comes to mind almost immediately  Linux User 147560 | 04/21/06
Wait a doggone minute  PinkFloyd* | 04/22/06
Now we know you're an idiot!  Jim Blaine - Bellingham WA. | 04/23/06
not all of them  Linux Geek | 04/21/06
I can see what's going on here  Shelendrea | 04/21/06
That might be true, but then how many here could be ZDNet staff?  osreinstall | 04/21/06
Choices for Microsoft amidst never ending litigation ...  George Mitchell | 04/21/06
You're all missing the point  itanalyst | 04/21/06
I agree  Boot_Agnostic | 04/21/06
Resonable option  Kimbok@... | 04/21/06
That is something I can agree with  Shelendrea | 04/21/06
For once I agree with you 100%!  DragonBRockin | 04/21/06
Missing the point?  Spacely Spacerockets | 04/21/06
When will MS learn  TheHonestTruth | 04/21/06
Microsoft is Holding Back Hardware Advances  mighetto | 04/21/06
Is it just me?  Spacely Spacerockets | 04/21/06
Simple solution  KTLA | 04/21/06
MICROSOFT IS NOT A MONOPOLY  PinkFloyd* | 04/21/06
Gee Pink could it be because...  Linux User 147560 | 04/21/06
Oh, you mean EU law.  PinkFloyd* | 04/21/06
And you may want to lay off the  Linux User 147560 | 04/21/06
Yeah, whatever arse.  PinkFloyd* | 04/21/06
So you know more  Linux User 147560 | 04/21/06
Yes, yes I do know more than the courts.  PinkFloyd* | 04/21/06
Sorry, but there is no way  Linux User 147560 | 04/23/06
Microsoft certainly fits Wikipedia's definition of a monopoly ...  George Mitchell | 04/21/06
BZZZZT. You are just wrong.  PinkFloyd* | 04/21/06
Many countries have a lack of food and clean water ...  George Mitchell | 04/23/06
UNIX/LINUX is THE MONOPOLY!!!  PinkFloyd* | 04/21/06
Wrong again...  Linux User 147560 | 04/21/06
Wrong market....  PinkFloyd* | 04/21/06
Damn your an idiot!  Linux User 147560 | 04/23/06
No way to fight a zombie ...  George Mitchell | 04/23/06
Yes there is George!  Jim Blaine - Bellingham WA. | 04/23/06
EU or the EVIL Union ###################################################  SouthernPride | 04/21/06
Written like a true  Linux User 147560 | 04/21/06
France NO A/C EU is NOT Free ############################################  SouthernPride | 04/21/06
Having visited the southern  Linux User 147560 | 04/21/06
Where did you visit?  PinkFloyd* | 04/21/06
Alabama, Virgina, North Carolina, Mississippi  Linux User 147560 | 04/21/06
Regardless Of travel  Kimbok@... | 04/21/06
Leave it to you...  PinkFloyd* | 04/21/06
You're a repulican aren't you!?  Linux User 147560 | 04/21/06
You are a  PinkFloyd* | 04/21/06
Ummm  Linux User 147560 | 04/23/06
On the matters of France.  PinkFloyd* | 04/22/06
So now you're bent  Linux User 147560 | 04/23/06
I already told you to lay off  Shelendrea | 04/21/06
May I point out Shelendrea  PinkFloyd* | 04/21/06
Hey Southern Comfort..... devil  osreinstall | 04/21/06
Well I'd have to say..  PinkFloyd* | 04/21/06
Better than a complete BS artist in your case.  osreinstall | 04/21/06
Once again  PinkFloyd* | 04/21/06
You are dumber than a box of rocks...  osreinstall | 04/21/06
Try this link instead...  osreinstall | 04/21/06
Zdnet's javascript is hosed...  osreinstall | 04/21/06
You are dumber than the whole quarry on a rainy day.  PinkFloyd* | 04/22/06
You are really goofy...  osreinstall | 04/22/06
Why all the references to drugs?  PinkFloyd* | 04/22/06
Because you act like a paranoid meth boy.  osreinstall | 04/22/06

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