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| Time: 00:00 EST/05:00 GMT | News Source: ZDNet | Posted By: Chris Hedlund | ||
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Microsoft is under growing pressure to comply quickly with the European Commission's year-old antitrust ruling, an EU representative said on Wednesday. The commission's competition representative said that if the matter is not resolved within a matter of weeks, it may fine Microsoft a significant sum of money. "Our patience is in terms of weeks rather than months," said the representative. "They've had over a year now. Microsoft knows that if they don't comply to our satisfaction, we can fine them up to five percent of their (daily global) turnover every day." He said that Microsoft was aware of the specific date by which it must comply with the ruling, but the EC has decided not to publicize the date as a "negotiation tactic." | ||
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| #1 By 23275 (68.17.42.38) at 5/12/2005 4:50:43 AM |
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My God...if ever there was a time in our history that both sides of the Atlantic needed one another...
They are going to do it again...jack around until it is too late and they have central Asia and an Asian co-prosperity sphere up their fourth points of contact.... Only this time, the only thing we are going to send in material aid will be fissile. EU, get your heads out of your secularist duffle-bags and look behind you! |
| #2 By 12071 (203.173.54.171) at 5/12/2005 10:02:49 AM |
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"(a) Microsoft Corporation shall, within 120 days of the date of notification of this Decision,
make the Interoperability Information available to any undertaking having an interest in developing and distributing work group server operating system products and shall, on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms, allow the use of the Interoperability Information by such undertakings for the purpose of developing and distributing work group server operating system products; (b) Microsoft Corporation shall ensure that the Interoperability Information made available is kept updated on an ongoing basis and in a Timely Manner;" It's been over a year now - start fining them! They will very quickly come to understand what's expected of them once it starts affecting their profits - it's the only thing they understand. #1 You will need to use some more smoke and mirrors to make us all see that this is a US vs. EU issue. Sure there are plenty of others who see it as you do, but they quickly forget about the US case against Microsoft, what Microsoft did to BeOS (that was a tougher one for you to bag out as it was US vs. US) etc. |
| #3 By 3653 (63.162.177.143) at 5/12/2005 10:44:20 AM |
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what did msft do to beOS?
beOS was cool, but look who they went after... MAC users. That was the first of severals non-technology stumblings on their part. |
| #4 By 32132 (206.116.136.250) at 5/12/2005 11:16:43 AM |
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When the mafia demands protection money in exchange for not returning at some future date and burning down the business, they can go to jail.
When the EU demands the business owner give away his stock for free in exchange for not stealing the business profits at some future date, it is called a "negotiation tactic". George Bush should just ban the import of all goods from the EU. The EU are just plain thieves. |
| #5 By 23275 (68.17.42.38) at 5/14/2005 1:37:15 PM |
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#2, I lived, worked, studied and taught in various EU countries for more than 14 years. I can read and write in five of their languages. It was my duty to know every aspect of even the slightest detail regarding their legal systems, financial systems and without revealing much...certainly each detail attending their computing systems. This experience was vital to understanding the EU - most especially as the nations of the EFTA and EG formed the EEA and how it would change the face of Europe and the influence Asia, and the Pacific basin.
Based upon the evidence, I assert that this is but one example where the EU's largest members are attempting to leverage control over the world's economy - regardless of its impact on even smaller EU members. Doubt it? Live there and try to own so much as a couple of decent TV's or more than one microwave - you'll have the THK cruising your neighborhood perfectly willing to set aside what we know as the fourth ammendment and fine the very life out of you on the spot. Try that here, and guys like me would stick a Moss 590 between the intruder's teeth. [The THK can detect, based upon signatures, foreign electronic devices]. I once tuned a "scanner" for a man - ... what a trip...simple, harmless hobby he had for radios....you'd have thought the man was concealing a detonator for a three stage nuke - that's how concerned he was for so much as having an electronic toy! MS ain't the bad guy folks...despotism masked as a craddle to grave social system is - these same despots are the same sort of men that have caused every major conflict in history and they're going to do it again. This post was edited by lketchum on Saturday, May 14, 2005 at 13:39. |
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