[Novalug] Fwd: Microsoft fined $1.4bn (fwd)

Matt Bidwell bidwell at dead-city.org
Wed Feb 27 14:23:54 EST 2008


Nick Danger wrote:
> 
> I think the validity of the ruling, and the failure to pay should be 
> separate. I don't fault them for appealing the ruling, I don't fault 
> them for being mad they lost. I do think if they lose they should have 
> to pay, maybe put the funds in escrow to show good faith? Not sure about 
> that. I'll keep the thoughts on the ruling to myself for right now.
> 
> Personally my favorite part of these articles are the comments. Like 
> this one.
> 
>> I find it amazing that the EU can put sanctions on a company, who are 
>> to them ''anti-competition'' Yet have a complete monopoly on money in 
>> the form of the Euro. If it didn't make me laugh, it'd make me cry!
>> */Richard Wilkins, Westbury, Wiltshire, Uk./*
> 
> 
> He wants to allow competition in money? Huh.... I think MS will happily 
> pay that fine now, by using M$. :-)


  I'm a good sport, I'll pay it with Monopoly money... very appropriate.
Let Bill save his money for trying to dig himself out of the Vista hole.

Matt



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