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I hate to tell you Cane, but yes the EU can dictate to M$ because under their law they found that M$ did not follow the law. The EU is too big a part of the M$ pie from a profit stand point to just blow it off.

When you really learn something about computer administration and business law, not only in the U.S., but on the international stage then you might have something intelligent to say.

M$ is NOT a god to follow blindly. They are the dominate force in desktop computing, at this time. The reason is basic, they have been found, multiple times in the U.S. and elsewhere to be a monopoly. Rather than change their practices, they just pay the penalty and turn the page continuing business as usual.

M$ did NOT get to be the company they are by innovation or even providing a quality product. They just simply used, many times over, dirty tricks, and unethical and monopolistic business approaches.

M$ is not much of an innovator, as they like to claim, but rather they buy a technology and then control it. I hate to tell you this, but Billy Bob Gates did not write DOS, a company called Seattle Software did! That practice continues to today!!!
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Gives him a fresh chance to whine  Jay Cash | 03/22/04
EXACTLY  Teddy Tubesteak | 03/22/04
"Message has been deleted"  Jack-Booted EULA | 03/23/04
you remember back when...  ryusen | 03/23/04
m$ should be happen it's only $617m and removing wmp (nt)  stephen732@... | 03/22/04
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
Finally... someone is speaking with the wallet when it comes to M$  BobbySscatIsMyHero | 03/23/04
Now MS can inovate removing WMP.(nt)  nite_w0lf | 03/23/04
(NT) $600M is peanuts to MS. Please make it at least $6B-60B :o)  Jack-Booted EULA | 03/23/04
EU DICTATE TO MICROSOFT  tmoore@... | 03/23/04
EU DICTATE TO MICROSOFT  Echidna1 | 03/23/04
oh yes, i'd be right back there with my begging bowl  hipparchus | 03/23/04
Childish and uninformed remark  drichards1953 | 03/23/04
Childish? Just like your misinformation  eternity_3000 | 03/24/04
Everything else aside  Spoon Jabber | 03/24/04
Speaking of misinformation...  MacCanuck | 03/24/04
So Apple is the almighty hero? At least you don't love the penguin to death  eternity_3000 | 03/25/04
Retardedness (correct me if I'm wrong)  tal17 | 03/23/04
governing body  zork-basta | 03/23/04
E.U. is Whiney  overhaul38 | 03/23/04
E.U. is a spoiled brat of a company...  doug217 | 03/23/04
oops, I meant Microsoft is a spoiled brat of a company...  doug217 | 03/23/04
EU Fines Microsoft $600 Million  wadeprater | 03/23/04
fine against Microsoft??  kb9pru@... | 03/23/04

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