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It can make a big difference.
``And which countries "law" are you refering to?
Do you think all of the countries in the EU have one set of common laws?''

Actually, all EU countries must have conforming laws wrt to the way business is conducted (among many other things). Although legal systems may differ in individual countries, the laws are the same.


``Americans certainly didn't invent corruption.

The europeans are masters at it.''

I believe that all countries are ravaged by corruption, which takes different forms and disquises. Do you have REAL DATA to back your statements that corruption at EU is much worse than that in the USA? You cannot make broad statements without COMPREHENSIVE data.

``How is this measely fine any different of a punishment than the similar fines/penalties levied in the states?

Do you really think that MS will change their business practices because of this?''

The WHOLE POINT is PRECEDENCE. EU cannot fight MS on EACH POSSIBLE PRODUCT FRONT. EU has determined that illegal practices have been conducted by giving unfair advantage to MS's own media player. This is a common MS practice. Once this is establish, then it will be used as the basis for EACH particular product in which MS followed similar practices.

Had EU tried to pursue ALL possible products, the legal proceedings would have lasted for many years.

No fine can make a difference. But EU wants to curb a pattern of unfair competition that MS has been exercising in the last 15+ years.

cheers
-m
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"Message has been deleted"  Jack-Booted EULA | 03/23/04
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600m is noise to MS... but the other penalties may hurt if upheld in court.  Plain Logic | 03/22/04
EU does not own America  Hamburger Engineer | 03/22/04
MS does not own Europe...  Fred Fredrickson | 03/22/04
Not yet, but they're working on it...  FederalistPaperBoy | 03/22/04
Not ever  jenscm | 03/22/04
Forgot to mention Sweden, Finland...  FederalistPaperBoy | 03/23/04
Way off  Spoon Jabber | 03/23/04
Bush gang smart?  Louis Ross Focke | 03/23/04
Where in the Focke did you get that?  Spoon Jabber | 03/23/04
Reply to Spoon  bgoss@... | 03/23/04
Bgoss, how about...  Spoon Jabber | 03/24/04
There's one born every minute  Spoon Jabber | 03/24/04
You are  flatseven | 03/24/04
Wel ms might have it there way here but......  nite_w0lf | 03/22/04
Cute...  Cardinal_Bill | 03/22/04
EU does not own America  jenscm | 03/22/04
What?? The US in debt???  FederalistPaperBoy | 03/23/04
Of course in debt  jenscm | 03/24/04
By extension of that argument  Expatriate US Geek | 03/23/04
Re: EU does not own America  Jeremy Chappell | 03/23/04
What?!? Where do you think corruption came from?  Spoon Jabber | 03/23/04
It can make a big difference.  michael-t | 03/23/04
EU corruption free?  Ardian Daka | 03/23/04
This is a joke???  bchesmer | 03/23/04
Europeans may not own America but ....  Mad Dan | 03/23/04
More on the subject... or moron.  flatseven | 03/24/04
loss of posts  samp_z | 03/22/04
Where did it go?  Teddy Tubesteak | 03/22/04
Could have sworn they switched to  AbsolutelyNot | 03/23/04
VERY LAME ZDNET  Teddy Tubesteak | 03/22/04
This is just a tabloid!  B.O.F.H. | 03/22/04
BOFH...who invited you anyway!!!  suiitor | 03/23/04
Not lame, instead a clever phreak!  FederalistPaperBoy | 03/23/04
That's just pocket change to MS(NT)  voska | 03/22/04
No more bundling from this point on  tero_t_vaananen@... | 03/23/04
No more bundling from this point on  seosamh_z | 03/23/04
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Now MS can inovate removing WMP.(nt)  nite_w0lf | 03/23/04
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Everything else aside  Spoon Jabber | 03/24/04
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governing body  zork-basta | 03/23/04
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