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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: fastson on March 24, 2004, 03:34:51 AM

Title: Microsoft hit by record EU fine
Post by: fastson on March 24, 2004, 03:34:51 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3563697.stm

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Software giant Microsoft must pay a fine of 497m euros ($613m; £331m) for abusing its dominant market position, the EU has ordered.

Not that it hurts Microsoft. ;)

Title: Microsoft hit by record EU fine
Post by: Capcom on March 24, 2004, 04:03:58 AM

Only in Europe. I must say though. I find it hard to believe that any company with that much userbase is not going to pretty much dominate everything. Not taking up for MS.

Title: Microsoft hit by record EU fine
Post by: THX on March 24, 2004, 04:24:56 AM

$613m is nothing considering Bill Gates prolly has liike a hundred dollars!

Title: Microsoft hit by record EU fine
Post by: fastson on March 24, 2004, 04:49:39 AM

Wasn’t Microsoft facing something similar in the US, but it was about Internet Explorer?

What happened?

Title: Microsoft hit by record EU fine
Post by: mm on March 24, 2004, 04:56:36 AM

nothing happened

mr. gates made some major contributions to political re-election compaigns and that was it