Microsoft fined $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[expat]

I think my original title was a bit too crypitc :-/

Looks like our Euro MP's have got a huge boost to their expense account funds. I would imagine a few are already planning how to spend it......on themselves.

Party time

Matt

[Groundbound1]

Looks like Mr. Gates won't be able to buy that new island he's had his eye on until next week!

[a1]

Looks like Mr. Gates won't be able to buy that new island he's had his eye on until next week!

This won't even dent the company. I think they have been through worst.

[Groundbound1]

If you get the chance, there was a made-for-t.v. movie called "(The) Pirates of Silicon Valley". It's worth watching. I have to give the man credit, he had the foresight to know the role that software would play in the future and he capitalized on it. But if there is any truth to the film at all (and there is supposed to be) then the whole M$ empire was built on $50,000 and a lie. Just seems wrong.

[expat]

If you get the chance, there was a made-for-t.v. movie called "(The) Pirates of Silicon Valley". It's worth watching. I have to give the man credit, he had the foresight to know the role that software would play in the future and he capitalized on it. But if there is any truth to the film at all (and there is supposed to be) then the whole M$ empire was built on $50,000 and a lie. Just seems wrong.

Love him or hate him, he gave us a world wide standard for computing. Travel to any country in the world and you can just jump right on the next computer and away you go. Even if it is in a foreign language, the icons are the same and with that at least you can get online and then it does not really matter.

Matt

[Groundbound1]

True enough.

[Fozzer]

I've got to give it to Uncle Bill tho'...

He, Steve Jobs (Apple Computers), and me and my Chums started Computer Programming in our Bedrooms in the late 1970's/early 1980's...

....Bill and Steve made a highly successful business out of it... ...

...we didn't... ...!

...Buggar!... ...!

Paul...Zilog Z80... 8-)... ...!

[J.]

to be fair, the amount microsoft have been fined is probably not even 1% of their annual income
i do think Microsoft get jipped on for being a success which is stupid IMHO

[ozzy72]

The trouble is their practice and history has always been monopolistic. However that said they've made computing open to the masses.
Frankly I think MS are far more use than an EMP

[J.]

Frankly I think MS are far more use than an EMP

+1 to that, i would say MS to replace EMP but we don't want our Euro Parliament BSODing do we now

[Saitek]

Stupid EU commission thing. They can keep their nose out; I hope MS don't pay. If the money all went to those individuals who have "suffered" I wouldn't mind, but when it's just going into the coffers as a nice bonus to the income statement of the year it's a disgrace. This whole scenario has really got up my nose since it rose up in 2004.

[gladstone]

xD