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Another EU basher who wears blinkers...
The EU is going after more than American companies. Many European companies have been heavily fined for not respecting European laws. If the US DoD did their job correctly instead of brown-nosing the US corporations, we wouldn't have to clean house for you. What we do will ultimately benefit all users world-wide. BTW, the EU isn't "largely socialist", anymore than the USA are "largely conservative". Some EU states have socialist governments, some don't. The current majority of the EU Parliament is socialist by a small margin.
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And the money goes to?  mark.aggleton@... | 07/12/06
It goes to  999ad@... | 07/12/06
Wouldn't be surprised  John Zern | 07/12/06
They've already been paid  tic swayback | 07/12/06
The complainants have been paid, the case goes on.  B.O.F.H. | 07/12/06
You still don't get it  pkrdk | 07/12/06
The (largely socialist) EU once again ...  mwagner@... | 07/12/06
Another EU basher who wears blinkers...  szwarc@... | 07/12/06
Oh, please  baggins_z | 07/12/06
Eh, we're off IT now? Ok, Politics it is, yuh better check here first!  Irritated_User | 07/15/06
all BS  onesparkee@... | 07/12/06
Pull it out  rsars | 07/13/06
rsars, don't be silly! Here's why Microsoft won't pull out of the EU.  Irritated_User | 07/15/06
Blinkers  Dumber_z | 07/13/06
Not  IceTheNet@... | 07/13/06
What are you talking about?  jsargent | 07/12/06
Inference?  caruso94 | 07/12/06
China and Capitalism...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/12/06
Selling rope  John L. Ries | 07/12/06
buy yourself a clue  mypl8s4u2 | 07/12/06
Living in a bubble  pkrdk | 07/12/06
Zoom out and build yourself a more realistic world view - NT  raycote | 07/12/06
Spoken like a clueless Imperialist  Fred Fredrickson | 07/12/06
spoken like a true American  mypl8s4u2 | 07/13/06
ummm . . . airbus? nt  john.murray@... | 07/12/06
Ummm.. US steel ??  pkrdk | 07/12/06
ummm ... Boeing?  A.Sinic | 07/13/06
Who cares?  Henry Miller | 07/12/06
$  trm1945 | 07/13/06
In Euro's  tombalablomba | 07/12/06
EU should stop using MS products until reconciled  Boot_Agnostic | 07/12/06
Interesting Point.  John Zern | 07/12/06
All of the MS server protocols are JUNK, they are just needed to  DonnieBoy | 07/12/06
May be for the best  X41 | 07/12/06
you must be the same idiot.....  mypl8s4u2 | 07/13/06
It's about time..  evilmike | 07/12/06
The Reuters commentary is wrong.  Anton Philidor | 07/12/06
Anton, 50 percent of the documents are there  nomorems | 07/12/06
The fine ended as of June 20th.  Anton Philidor | 07/12/06
Anton, please cite your source  slingzenarrowzuvowtrayjissforchin | 07/12/06
I would not expect the EC to accept...  Anton Philidor | 07/12/06
Right...but back to my original question...  slingzenarrowzuvowtrayjissforchin | 07/12/06
Wisdom?  mypl8s4u2 | 07/12/06
357.3 million what is that pocket change  Quebec-french | 07/12/06
Yes  tslocum7 | 07/12/06
3 million a day is 2% of EU income...nothing.  jinko | 07/12/06
Perhaps  tslocum7 | 07/13/06
If the fines fail,  999ad@... | 07/12/06
Comply or Stop Selling In Europe  DontFeedTrolls | 07/12/06
Why, if Microsoft is SO bad - over 90% of the world uses it  iavor.raytchev@... | 07/12/06
Because...  zkiwi | 07/12/06
Don't forget Vendor Lockin, which is largely what this fine is about.  olePigeon | 07/13/06
Microsoft has been able to BEHAVE so badly because ...  LoCal | 07/12/06
In addition........  mypl8s4u2 | 07/13/06
Strong hold  mypl8s4u2 | 07/12/06
Microsoft reap the whirlwind they deliberately sowed  whisperycat | 07/12/06
On the other hand, who's controlling the EU "courts"  John Zern | 07/12/06
Mr Zern ill put it this way  Quebec-french | 07/12/06
Wow. Lets look at France...  John Zern | 07/12/06
Look again  tic swayback | 07/12/06
My point exactly  John Zern | 07/12/06
Mr zern part 2  Quebec-french | 07/12/06
darn link here the full article  Quebec-french | 07/12/06
Apples and oranges of a sort  flatliner | 07/12/06
Um.... that's what a fine is.  el1jones | 07/12/06
Fines  Dumber_z | 07/13/06
Can you even read (your own message)?  JoeBob_z | 07/12/06
Oh yes,  pkrdk | 07/12/06
How to solve this  bidemytime | 07/12/06
Time for the US Government to get involved  Carrion | 07/12/06
Agree. Foreign gov abuse of American institutions  Prognosticator | 07/12/06
sure the USA is the victime here sure ....  Quebec-french | 07/12/06
Why don'y you go blog some other board...  Carrion | 07/12/06
Give him a break, he's from Quebec!  John Zern | 07/12/06
Carrion,  nomorems | 07/12/06
"EU intervening in OUR business"  Jack-Booted EULA | 07/12/06
We could say the same thing to you  John L. Ries | 07/12/06
What is wrong with you?  mypl8s4u2 | 07/13/06
ya ya  Hey U | 07/12/06
Completely agree  grandpopah | 07/12/06
Good idea...  John L. Ries | 07/12/06
Unfortunately, it's not their fight!  mwagner@... | 07/12/06
In the end  nomorems | 07/12/06
Wow, ZDNet gave Mike Cox a job!!  bidemytime | 07/12/06
Ahh, I thought that style seemed familiar. wink  LoCal | 07/12/06
The first sentence is correct...  WiredGuy | 07/12/06
all they have to do is play fair  SloppyMagic | 07/12/06
I disagree  John L. Ries | 07/12/06
but what happen when USA dont respect the treaty it sign  toxicfreak | 07/12/06
Doesn't encourage countries to make deals with the US  John L. Ries | 07/12/06
American Gov abuse  clockmendergb@... | 07/12/06
Abuse is from both business and gov to you people  jason.mailley | 07/13/06
which is of course not possible  mone_dog | 07/12/06
There are alternatives.  Carrion | 07/12/06
Not legally  louis.oconnell@... | 07/12/06
I agree  batiwork@... | 07/12/06
maybe it's time  mypl8s4u2 | 07/13/06
"outrageous sum"?  PhilippeV | 07/12/06
I don't know if "outrageous" sum applies here.  el1jones | 07/12/06
Sure thing  tic swayback | 07/12/06
Will never happen  voska | 07/12/06
But that would give a foothold to other systems...  el1jones | 07/12/06
ya, thats called "competition".....  SloppyMagic | 07/12/06
True but the alternative seems worse  voska | 07/12/06
bring it on....  mypl8s4u2 | 07/13/06
Yeah, back to the bully tactics they know of  pkrdk | 07/12/06
Nonsense  Golodh2 | 07/12/06
I think its great  DarthRidiculous | 07/12/06
I find this totally strange....  mypl8s4u2 | 07/13/06
You don't seem to understand the concepts  Langalibalene | 07/12/06
Too funny, given the USCommerce Dept. actions  just_a_guy | 07/12/06
Extraterritoriality?  John L. Ries | 07/12/06
The fine is so small - Microsoft STILL WINS  WiredGuy | 07/12/06
Do the Right thing  leewen@... | 07/12/06
Time for the Us Government to step In  leewen@... | 07/12/06
Yes - send in the Marines !  pkrdk | 07/12/06
If the US lacks  Shelendrea | 07/13/06
International community  jason.mailley | 07/13/06
Maybe I am just in a crabby mood this morning BUT......  Shelendrea | 07/13/06
it is not outragous  mypl8s4u2 | 07/12/06
Speak for yourself there  pueblonative | 07/12/06
Not the way it works  nbrianza | 07/13/06
Get Government Involved  Dumber_z | 07/13/06
Oh!  Update victim | 07/14/06
Outrageous  pjonsson | 07/12/06
Explain...  techboy_z | 07/12/06
Vista: The answer to EU's pestilences and other annoyances...  michael_t | 07/12/06
Thats hardly a level playing field....  JoeMama_z | 07/12/06
Break the Law/Break the Law breaker  Dumber_z | 07/13/06
Chump Change!  Reverend MacFellow | 07/12/06
If something isn't clear - ASK!  Roger Ramjet | 07/12/06
Correct  dragosani | 07/12/06
Letter of the law.  Anton Philidor | 07/12/06
Feeble  zkiwi | 07/12/06
Do you know Microsoft wasn't asking for clarification?  Anton Philidor | 07/12/06
Why do you bother?  zkiwi | 07/12/06
The fact of meetings is on record.  Anton Philidor | 07/12/06
Yeah right  zkiwi | 07/12/06
No excuses  Roger Ramjet | 07/12/06
Tragedy  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/12/06
Difficult to imagine  j.dupont | 07/12/06
Feeble  Dumber_z | 07/13/06
Monte left 2 years ago  Roger Ramjet | 07/12/06
Gone but not forgotten.  Anton Philidor | 07/12/06
Anton, you are such an MS shill...  nomorems | 07/12/06
Yes, there were conferences.  Anton Philidor | 07/12/06
Both at fault  erniescar99 | 07/12/06
Well...  zkiwi | 07/12/06
Where is the WTO in this?  nucrash | 07/12/06
Oh Yeah... because the US has none of that...  el1jones | 07/12/06
It's just a difference in oppinion...  michael_t | 07/12/06
The Hand in the Pocket Money grab!  Protector | 07/12/06
Wrong...M$ created the reason.  techboy_z | 07/12/06
money  Protector | 07/14/06
EU the embodiment of reasonableness  Golodh2 | 07/12/06
The Fine Hurts  Goldie_Simmons | 07/12/06
Easy solution  tic swayback | 07/12/06
Wow!  enduser_z | 07/12/06
Given past events  zkiwi | 07/12/06
but couldn't they justify a 3% increase in the EU?  JoeMama_z | 07/12/06
No  zkiwi | 07/12/06
make it 4%....  SloppyMagic | 07/12/06
No make it 10%  pkrdk | 07/12/06
The most likely restructure the US market's pricing so that  michael_t | 07/12/06
They pay far more than that for patents  jinko | 07/12/06
$357 Million isn't even LUNCH Money for Bill Gates  realitycheck101 | 07/12/06
I don't want to eat at that restaurant.  Anton Philidor | 07/12/06
The EC doesn't agree with your interpretation  slingzenarrowzuvowtrayjissforchin | 07/12/06
Tentatively and temporarily now, ...  Anton Philidor | 07/12/06
Well, not from the EC's perspective  slingzenarrowzuvowtrayjissforchin | 07/12/06
Sorry about the hacked link...ZDNet lacks preview and edit functions  slingzenarrowzuvowtrayjissforchin | 07/12/06
An issue of fact.  Anton Philidor | 07/12/06
Again...  zkiwi | 07/12/06
Fact is  pkrdk | 07/13/06
And an answer  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/13/06
NOT enough  Linux Geek | 07/12/06
How can they justify any of this?  ccrashh2@... | 07/12/06
Law enforcement needs to be justified?  Golodh2 | 07/12/06
Laws should be just, and therefore justifiable  Punchey | 07/12/06
Except  nomorems | 07/12/06
And anti-trust legislation?  Golodh2 | 07/12/06
Spot on  Araucaria | 07/13/06
Here's why...  techboy_z | 07/12/06
So?  ccrashh2@... | 07/12/06
Post fails basic comprehension of the word "monopoly"  JeremyAllison | 07/12/06
Hypocrite!  Spacely Spacerockets | 07/12/06
Kudos: That's too much BS in such a small reply.... wink  michael_t | 07/12/06
Perhaps it is you who does not understand "monopoly"?  Punchey | 07/12/06
Exactly!  ccrashh2@... | 07/12/06
Nope...  just_a_guy | 07/12/06
Still not a monopoly  ccrashh2@... | 07/12/06
Datum  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/12/06
After all, there ARE alternatives to MS OS's, no matter how unsavory you my  SloppyMagic | 07/12/06
Manufacturers didn't have to follow suit  ccrashh2@... | 07/12/06
You are scary  zkiwi | 07/12/06
Again...so?  ccrashh2@... | 07/12/06
Erm...  zkiwi | 07/12/06
thats a BS argument.....  JoeMama_z | 07/12/06
joemama_z, you are only partially correct...  just_a_guy | 07/12/06
You are being obtuse  ccrashh2@... | 07/12/06
NO !  j.dupont | 07/12/06
Mea Culpa  ccrashh2@... | 07/13/06
Linux is a monopoly in servers  osreinstall | 07/12/06
Say what?  zkiwi | 07/12/06
Here's the explanation  michael_t | 07/12/06
Michael...  zkiwi | 07/12/06
Got your attention.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
You 2 posters are clueless.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
osreinstall, you still haven't  zkiwi | 07/12/06
zkiwi, Look up the definition  osreinstall | 07/12/06
You're asking me to look up a defintion?  zkiwi | 07/12/06
Yes I am.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
*sigh*  zkiwi | 07/12/06
Sigh all you want  osreinstall | 07/12/06
Free clue time.  zkiwi | 07/12/06
More like free fib time.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
Wrong again  zkiwi | 07/12/06
You were never right.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
Now you resort ot cussing  zkiwi | 07/13/06
True, but it wasn't in name calling which was the original concept.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
look it up....  SloppyMagic | 07/12/06
Monopoly is a ridiculous concept  ccrashh2@... | 07/12/06
Can't agree with you less...  just_a_guy | 07/12/06
OPEC?  ccrashh2@... | 07/12/06
Definition of monopoly...  just_a_guy | 07/12/06
For a minute there I thought you were talking about Apple.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
Simply speaking they are leveraging  michael_t | 07/12/06
You are a ccrashhed nut!  nomorems | 07/12/06
Do not confuse cost as unavailable...  osreinstall | 07/12/06
Incorrect statement.  JeremyAllison | 07/12/06
It is a Correct Statement.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
So, osreinstall...  zkiwi | 07/13/06
So zkiwi  osreinstall | 07/13/06
What Microsoft actually said about OSS and the protocols  JeremyAllison | 07/12/06
You need to be more honest about this.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
"there is no problem, there is no problem..."  JeremyAllison | 07/12/06
There really isn't except you guys.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
Nope I would say Jeremy won that one...  Linux User 147560 | 07/13/06
No he didn't LU#  osreinstall | 07/13/06
On and on, and now...  zkiwi | 07/13/06
Independents annoy most because cheerleading is stupid.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
Consumer protection  techboy_z | 07/12/06
I disagree  ccrashh2@... | 07/12/06
Sovereignty  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/12/06
Not if MS takes a stand...  ccrashh2@... | 07/12/06
Here's how they justify this:  nizuse | 07/12/06
Snort...stupid argument  ccrashh2@... | 07/13/06
That's too bad  nizuse | 07/13/06
Facts? What facts?  ccrashh2@... | 07/14/06
Yeah  pkrdk | 07/13/06
HE is na?ve who say that Microsoft will pull out and will hurt Europe.  plon | 07/12/06
Like what?  techboy_z | 07/12/06
like they'd...  sir_cheats_a_lot | 07/14/06
Correction 800 million; Illegal Conduct  mighetto | 07/12/06
Fiduciary duty  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/12/06
If they are having this much trouble with XP....  BitTwiddler | 07/12/06
LOL...M$ goes to school!  techboy_z | 07/12/06
MS answer "clarity" is a joke  wolf421@... | 07/12/06
Let all take note  Punchey | 07/12/06
Microsoft will calculate the fees  deepee912 | 07/12/06
I have to wonder  JoeMama_z | 07/12/06
This is what happens......  rupaa62 | 07/12/06
Why do some posters show less knowledge than the politicians involved? (NT)  Update victim | 07/12/06
Paid to Post  mighetto | 07/12/06
Great, a new way to dismiss any dissenting view  Punchey | 07/12/06
Sorry  John L. Ries | 07/12/06
The fact that someone is a shill...  John L. Ries | 07/12/06
Hey Punchy, You'll get used to Frank  John Zern | 07/12/06
It's not a new tactic  Boot_Agnostic | 07/14/06
And the $357 mil comes from who....  ov-1mohawk | 07/12/06
MS Stockholders  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/12/06
Hilarious  Punchey | 07/12/06
And yet...  zkiwi | 07/12/06
Take an econ class  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/12/06
Economics  Punchey | 07/14/06
Briefly...  zkiwi | 07/14/06
Holy crap!  ccrashh2@... | 07/14/06
EU hits Microsoft with $357 million fine  shidokan@... | 07/12/06
EU has its own agenda  Tiggster | 07/12/06
As opposet to MS's agenta to keep feeding sub-standard s/w  michael_t | 07/12/06
Socialist markets??  Tiggster | 07/12/06
Why invent when you can raid it.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
Brainlessly supporting financial welfare of a single company  michael_t | 07/12/06
Not a clue?  Tiggster | 07/12/06
Cannot answer directly on point and had to divert to OSS ? WHERE was  michael_t | 07/12/06
I answered you point for point  Punchey | 07/12/06
Not worth going into it  Tiggster | 07/12/06
Another "Intelectual Giant" was born! wink Welcome to the "Special Cllub"  michael_t | 07/12/06
yep. Not a Clue!!  mdsmedia | 07/12/06
Ridiculous comparisons  Punchey | 07/14/06
Antitrust is immoral  Punchey | 07/12/06
Well...  zkiwi | 07/12/06
Antitrust and morality  Punchey | 07/12/06
Look Mom...  zkiwi | 07/12/06
Re: Look Mom...  Punchey | 07/13/06
Well said, Punchey  withrow@... | 07/12/06
Well said?  zkiwi | 07/12/06
at leat with Mike Cox you can tell and LAUGH... wink  michael_t | 07/12/06
MS should "shrug"  Punchey | 07/13/06
Re: Well said?  Punchey | 07/13/06
Ah...  zkiwi | 07/14/06
Re: Ah...  Punchey | 07/14/06
Again...  zkiwi | 07/14/06
Of course...  John L. Ries | 07/12/06
But this is the abusrdity (and irony) of ways of the fool.  michael_t | 07/12/06
Have you studied Nitze?  michael_t | 07/12/06
Wow! You spent a lot of time on this.  Goldie_Simmons | 07/13/06
You really don't get it, do you?  ccrashh2@... | 07/13/06
RE: You really don't get it, do you? If you could think ....  michael_t | 07/13/06
Have you studied Ayn Rand?  Punchey | 07/13/06
Morons splitting hairs!!  mdsmedia | 07/12/06
Who's the moron?  ccrashh2@... | 07/13/06
Do some homework  pkrdk | 07/13/06
The Sherman Act  Punchey | 07/13/06
Objectivist  ccrashh2@... | 07/13/06
Objectivism  Punchey | 07/13/06
ruin our economy  IronCladChicken | 07/13/06
I don't have the problems with MS you claim.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
Maybe not you, but people who think have  pkrdk | 07/13/06
You need to quit using absurd analogies.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
And you need to quit lying.  zkiwi | 07/13/06
I'm afraid you monopolize that trait.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
If it has FreeDOS on it already then  Linux User 147560 | 07/13/06
Not what you think.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
You are being obtuse  ccrashh2@... | 07/12/06
Nope.  nomorems | 07/12/06
Oh really?  Punchey | 07/12/06
Oh wisdom  pkrdk | 07/13/06
Ding, ding, ding...give the man a kupie doll!  ccrashh2@... | 07/13/06
I think the more confusing thing is...  zkiwi | 07/13/06
Wow...another flash of obviousness  ccrashh2@... | 07/14/06
Monopoly is a ridiculous concept  ccrashh2@... | 07/12/06
MS most definitely DOESN'T have a monopoly.  IronCladChicken | 07/13/06
How are you defining "computers" in this statistic?  dougbert | 07/13/06
Strange  pkrdk | 07/15/06
Exactly!  ccrashh2@... | 07/12/06
Euro Trash  GTO_Patrick | 07/12/06
Imagine that if MS was actually made to comply with the Law  michael_t | 07/12/06
Hmmm EUROPEAN History  GTO_Patrick | 07/12/06
The similarities cannot be ignored and this is a wake up call...  michael_t | 07/12/06
please....  JoeMama_z | 07/12/06
You mean we should NOT talk about the deception of the masses  michael_t | 07/12/06
Hmmmm...rather a narrow view of history.  mdsmedia | 07/12/06
Bzzzzt! Debate over  voska | 07/13/06
Very nich Michael!  nomorems | 07/12/06
Whoa back that up  hoiatl | 07/12/06
This is not a EU vs MS issue. MS has harmed many American  michael_t | 07/12/06
Scott Peck's ("Road Less Travelled") definition ove Evil is...  rayted32 | 07/12/06
Scott Peck's ("Road Less Traveled") definition of Evil is...  rayted32 | 07/12/06
Those great EU minds plotting...  Jane_LaFey | 07/12/06
"Everybody" wants to "rule" the world...  yogeee | 07/12/06
Sheesh  Shelendrea | 07/12/06
Mischaracterization  just_a_guy | 07/12/06
Good thing  nomorems | 07/12/06
Now I know why my ancestors came to the USA.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
Huh?  zkiwi | 07/12/06
Ah Huh.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
It already has gone to court  zkiwi | 07/12/06
No it hasn't  osreinstall | 07/12/06
So...  zkiwi | 07/12/06
So, you're wrong.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
You're getting worse  zkiwi | 07/12/06
You never budged from the bottom...  osreinstall | 07/12/06
To quote you...  zkiwi | 07/13/06
Wrong Conclusion.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
Weaseling away huh?  zkiwi | 07/13/06
Naw, that's your speciality.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
ohh did they finally reveal the "family secret"... how are you feeling  michael_t | 07/12/06
Still cannot post on topic  osreinstall | 07/13/06
I know that you cannot post on topic, apology accepted but don't repeat...  michael_t | 07/13/06
Still posting gibberish  osreinstall | 07/13/06
I can see this! Pls make an effort to stop doing this ! wink  michael_t | 07/13/06
Naw, you are the best at it.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
Ya'll are overlooking a very important piece here...  Linux User 147560 | 07/12/06
They're too busy thinking about who's right and wrong...  yogeee | 07/12/06
And notice how none of the Microsoft faithful  Linux User 147560 | 07/12/06
It is true that replying in good faith should be done to correct  michael_t | 07/12/06
Mikey, another clueless post.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
Take it as a sign you've won  NonZealot | 07/12/06
I did.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
Take any sign you wish and use it any wat it fits your current  michael_t | 07/12/06
Interestingly, this post of yours perfectly describes yourself happy  michael_t | 07/12/06
Move on guy.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
Come on NonZealot...  mdsmedia | 07/12/06
What did that add?  osreinstall | 07/13/06
Seems the community is speaking up now...  Linux User 147560 | 07/13/06
They have always spoken up...  osreinstall | 07/13/06
Gee you missed it AGAIN!  Linux User 147560 | 07/13/06
You aren't going to start cursing now?  osreinstall | 07/13/06
The key to enjoying the feedback threads, Linux User; is...  yogeee | 07/13/06
Mud***dum  osreinstall | 07/13/06
Thanks buddy, this comming from you means that I am right  michael_t | 07/12/06
Focus, and not on hocus pocus.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
One more time with feeling  zkiwi | 07/12/06
That is OK  osreinstall | 07/12/06
Did you...  zkiwi | 07/12/06
Did you read the whole link?  osreinstall | 07/12/06
And the cherry was ripe  zkiwi | 07/12/06
Sounds like a personal problem.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
Nice ad hominem  zkiwi | 07/12/06
Glad to oblige.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
Does it make you....  yogeee | 07/13/06
Yes  osreinstall | 07/13/06
I am glad that you prove my points with your incoherent, disconnected  michael_t | 07/12/06
You are the one with disjointed communication skills  osreinstall | 07/12/06
Erm...  zkiwi | 07/12/06
Ahem.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
Well...  zkiwi | 07/12/06
Well Yourself.  osreinstall | 07/12/06
It's fair. They were warned  buran | 07/12/06
Here is a thought  Joshp_z | 07/12/06
Couldn't win.  Anton Philidor | 07/12/06
In other words...  John L. Ries | 07/12/06
Better not "Build a Better Mousetrap"  ISI101 | 07/12/06
David and Goliath (or should it be The Battle of The Titans)?  duparc@... | 07/12/06
Wow, all of your salaries combined at the burger joint  Boot_Agnostic | 07/12/06
Look who knows so much!  John L. Ries | 07/12/06
Most that reply are "sick"  jmate@... | 07/12/06
Most that reply are "sick"  edward@... | 07/12/06
How dare anyone criticize successful corporations  John L. Ries | 07/12/06
How dare anyone crticize successful corporations  edward@... | 07/12/06
Maybe the sarcasm was a little too thick  John L. Ries | 07/12/06
If by sick, you mean...  just_a_guy | 07/12/06
Bravo, my friend.  happyjack_z | 07/12/06
All OS's interoperate  zzz1234567890 | 07/12/06
Microsoft Fine  jimbo48_z | 07/12/06
Some people just never learn.  jgmsys@... | 07/12/06
...what part of no???  mypl8s4u2 | 07/12/06
Demands?!?  onesparkee@... | 07/12/06
Demands?!?  jimbo48_z | 07/12/06
Just a guess  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/12/06
If you don't like it, stop buying it!  onesparkee@... | 07/12/06
I did, thank you.  John L. Ries | 07/12/06
If I were Microsoft...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/12/06
If I were Microsoft  edward@... | 07/12/06
Yes you are...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/12/06
No, he means it  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/12/06
exactly the reason  Monkey_MCSE | 07/12/06
Marbles? Naw, we are talking dollars here.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/12/06
Now that's a wonderful repsonse  zkiwi | 07/12/06
You bet it is,  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/12/06
So...  zkiwi | 07/12/06
So you would irreparable damage Microsoft?  B.O.F.H. | 07/12/06
Overreaction...  just_a_guy | 07/12/06
edward@ewsalsbury.fsnet.co.uk  edward@... | 07/12/06
Just about as...  just_a_guy | 07/12/06
Nah...  John L. Ries | 07/12/06
Never happened.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/12/06
Of course it happened...  just_a_guy | 07/12/06
Sounds good to me  John L. Ries | 07/12/06
No one said they would leave...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/12/06
Wouldn't it make more sense  Jack-Booted EULA | 07/12/06
Kudos! Well articulated and coherent thoughts... burb* opss excuse me...  michael_t | 07/12/06
If I were Microsoft  oldfellow | 07/12/06
See No_Ax, you agree about the B&MG Foundation. They are a scam to grow MS  nomorems | 07/13/06
Finally, If U were MS, U would had ceazed to exist since 1979  michael_t | 07/13/06
What is this discussion all about?  Bob G Beechey | 07/12/06
Good posting  pkrdk | 07/14/06
Good posting  pkrdk | 07/14/06
yikes  ccrashh2@... | 07/14/06
Partly correct.  pkrdk | 07/15/06
MS fine too small  joe@... | 07/12/06
EU knocks microsoft.........  edward.reid | 07/12/06
Another attempted holdup from the Bank of Microsoft  mustangj36@... | 07/12/06
another attempt  edward.reid | 07/13/06
How ignorant can you get ?  pkrdk | 07/14/06
It should be 10 million a day  basilf@... | 07/12/06
here's a company that can do no evil  zzz1234567890 | 07/12/06
they still want more  zzz1234567890 | 07/12/06
making billions at the cost of the common man  zzz1234567890 | 07/12/06
Two wrongs make one right ?  pkrdk | 07/14/06
EU  BillWheeler1 | 07/12/06
Microsoft fine  MailMan1958 | 07/12/06
EU hits Microsoft with $357 million fine  big-skip@... | 07/12/06
microsoft  goose5843 | 07/12/06
Waaaahhhh Microsofts too big and smart and powerful, WAHHHHHHH!  happyjack_z | 07/12/06
Well obviously you aren't  pkrdk | 07/17/06
Got to laugh  Richard Flude | 07/12/06
Oops  Richard Flude | 07/12/06
(NT) Woo-hoo! Longest apologist whinefest thread, ever :o)  Jack-Booted EULA | 07/12/06
Micro$oft's small fine  jackofalltradesmasterofnone | 07/12/06
Maybe the ue didn't specifify ........  sam6321@... | 07/12/06
EU- Microsoft  oldfellow | 07/12/06
$357 million fine  fredf@... | 07/13/06
lot of patriots here  tero@... | 07/13/06
Also folks that believe in free enterprise.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
"We need the law to protect us when we are victims, but not protect  michael_t | 07/13/06
No, we need laws to protect us period.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
Oh Lord  ccrashh2@... | 07/13/06
And if they wanted to change  zkiwi | 07/13/06
Contracts?  ccrashh2@... | 07/14/06
If they don't want 3rd parties making interoperable apps with the Server OS  pkrdk | 07/15/06
A real world example of the harm Microsoft are doing  whisperycat | 07/13/06
Um?  ccrashh2@... | 07/13/06
Probably because...  zkiwi | 07/13/06
Interoperate?  ccrashh2@... | 07/13/06
Fudging?  zkiwi | 07/13/06
You really don't get it...  ccrashh2@... | 07/13/06
Rubbish  zkiwi | 07/13/06
No they don't.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
Exactly!  ccrashh2@... | 07/13/06
And if this box you are saying would be good to produce  zkiwi | 07/13/06
Final Outcome.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
They will never see it  ccrashh2@... | 07/13/06
Maybe a book on it would help.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
Ah, resorting to the...  zkiwi | 07/13/06
If the shoe fits...  osreinstall | 07/13/06
So as you know...  zkiwi | 07/13/06
No difference between a neocon and a communist.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
Is your name Canute by any chance?  zkiwi | 07/13/06
Is yours Leon Troksky?  osreinstall | 07/13/06
ROTFL  zkiwi | 07/13/06
Pathetic Or Funny  Ole Man | 07/13/06
Third Reich?  osreinstall | 07/13/06
The issue was interoperability  zkiwi | 07/13/06
No it isn't. It was a monopoly argument.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
Can't read, and continues to lie.  zkiwi | 07/13/06
All Lies Uri.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
Oh look  zkiwi | 07/13/06
Manipulation is not your bag.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
Huh?  zkiwi | 07/13/06
You are lost.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
Even though this fine maybe "peanuts" for MS operations it signals a  michael_t | 07/13/06
Spare Change!  Reverend MacFellow | 07/13/06
reply to michael_t  ccrashh2@... | 07/13/06
Howdy doody their ccrashh'ed (and never rebooted since) wink  michael_t | 07/13/06
I am on the receiving side  ccrashh2@... | 07/13/06
You have cornered yourself in an undebatable position:  michael_t | 07/13/06
Analogy fails  pkrdk | 07/14/06
Apples and Oranges  ccrashh2@... | 07/14/06
So you agree with me?  michael_t | 07/14/06
This is where you fall flat on your face.  pkrdk | 07/15/06
Michaelt and Oreinstall and zwiki for good measure  Shelendrea | 07/13/06
Erm...  zkiwi | 07/13/06
Kudos...  just_a_guy | 07/13/06
I never start by attacking any person, dear. I do, for my amusement,  michael_t | 07/13/06
Shelendrea, you clobbered my nick too.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
Well exactly what else was I supposed to clobber then?  Shelendrea | 07/13/06
Oh, I don't know.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
or, when you see the "michaelt_t" don't click on it  michael_t | 07/13/06
Only if  Shelendrea | 07/14/06
Shelendrea you need to be fair,  michael_t | 07/14/06
Sad but True  Ole Man | 07/13/06
I can see fine.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
Not again...  zkiwi | 07/13/06
Run along now.....  osreinstall | 07/13/06
Well, what else do you call someone  zkiwi | 07/13/06
I call them liars  osreinstall | 07/13/06
Ok then...  zkiwi | 07/13/06
Here goes...  osreinstall | 07/13/06
Given that...  zkiwi | 07/14/06
Read slower guy  osreinstall | 07/14/06
So...  zkiwi | 07/14/06
So there you have it.  osreinstall | 07/14/06
It's a pain...  zkiwi | 07/14/06
Disnonest folks make it rough for everyone.  osreinstall | 07/14/06
Goose In A Hailstorm  Ole Man | 07/13/06
Can't even get the expression right.  osreinstall | 07/13/06
Expression?  Ole Man | 07/13/06
You didn't know that one?  osreinstall | 07/13/06
I had that feeling too  ccrashh2@... | 07/14/06
If the law is unjust, then yes...  ccrashh2@... | 07/14/06
European Union and MS fines  jrhuark | 07/13/06
Correct !  pkrdk | 07/18/06
Again all of you are missing the bigger picture...  Linux User 147560 | 07/13/06
First they want half the Internet...now MS  HighPing | 07/15/06
What are you smoking ???  pkrdk | 07/18/06

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