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The fine is nothing. Microsoft would be more than happy to pay twice that if it would put the whole business behind them. What Microsoft really objects to is the WMP un-tying requirement; that ruling has much longer-term implications for Microsoft and its desire to design Windows however it wants. Money is unimportant.

My guess is, this payment is an attempt to compromise with the EC, which Microsoft wanted to do all along. Particularly if it looks like some things may go Microsoft's way in the European courts, Microsoft will say, "Here's the money. Drop the WMP requirement, and we'll call it square."

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Sorry suckers knew they were too guilty!  Jeff Spicoli | 07/02/04
Oh, come on, you could do a lot better here...  quietLee | 07/02/04
was yer basic trolling..  Jeff Spicoli | 07/02/04
LOL  quietLee | 07/02/04
bah... the money is meaningless  ryusen | 07/02/04
nope  V Sanders | 07/04/04
I hope this doesn't effect Secure Computing  Mike Cox | 07/02/04
affect, mike, affect (nt)  eLurker | 07/02/04
Good for you Mike. (NT)  P. Douglas | 07/02/04
if you switch to toast and deli sandwiches ...  oldskool | 07/02/04
8.0  WhoIsDaMan | 07/02/04
An unsecure 7.0  AbsolutelyNot | 07/02/04
pathetic...  DarbyOhara | 07/06/04
I've said all along  rapson | 07/02/04
A settlement, yes...  Anton Philidor | 07/02/04
One thing  Jeff Spicoli | 07/02/04
The law must be specific and the penalty appropriate  Anton Philidor | 07/02/04
has the law ever been this way though  V Sanders | 07/04/04
Even felons have some rights returned  Anton Philidor | 07/04/04
True, but  Linux User 147560 | 07/04/04
Product design  Rick_K | 07/03/04
Control of product design  Anton Philidor | 07/03/04
companies should retain control over the design of their products  NemesisNL | 07/03/04
Please read what I wrote before disagreeing.  Anton Philidor | 07/03/04
MS should not have paid  Enterprise Analyst | 07/02/04
You just don't get it  mabricen | 07/02/04
rose with new name  Rembrandt Pussyhorse | 07/02/04
Could be  AbsolutelyNot | 07/02/04
MS Broke the Law  Stephen Wheeler | 07/02/04
Hit Gates with such a fine already, that will change MS's behaviour!  oldskool | 07/02/04
Well, hold on there...  quietLee | 07/02/04
Stop smoking crack  Bill_gates_Is_SATAN | 07/02/04
Glad to see you obliged  Expatriate US Geek | 07/02/04
Why bother?  Rick_K | 07/03/04
Correction to you  AbsolutelyNot | 07/02/04
$600M To Fund Further Fight Against MS Scams  claytonmuhler | 07/02/04
They better not spend it at all!  amicus_curious | 07/02/04
ummm  eLurker | 07/02/04
Yep  quietLee | 07/02/04
OOOOO, THAT HADDA HURT!!  Eggs Ackley_z | 07/02/04
I got that right here!  amicus_curious | 07/02/04
recent payouts are dipping into almost 10% of the reserve ...  oldskool | 07/02/04
pocket change  V Sanders | 07/04/04
Not really true  Linux User 147560 | 07/04/04
Makes sense  John L. Ries | 07/02/04
Even better than that  amicus_curious | 07/02/04
Pitiful EU  FilledOut | 07/02/04
EU  Enterprise Analyst | 07/02/04
An American living under the repressive jackboot of the EU tyranny  Expatriate US Geek | 07/02/04
Wrong again!  Linux User 147560 | 07/03/04
And you have lived in the EU for how long?  mlindl | 07/04/04
If you read my post above yours  Linux User 147560 | 07/04/04
A drop in the bucket....  Stewart Cannon | 07/02/04
Microsoft didn't pay the fine yet...  SBArbeit | 07/06/04

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