__/ [ B Gruff ] on Monday 28 August 2006 20:14 \__
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> "Pending resolution of Microsoft?s appeal, there will remain uncertainty
> about the legal principles that govern product design issues for future
> releases of Microsoft products in Europe. These uncertainties could cause
> Microsoft to modify product design and delay release dates for Windows or
> other products. - Microsoft Annual Report"
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> Gee - perhaps they'd better threaten to quit dealing in the E.U. then -
> that would sort out those damned Europeans!
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> http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312506180008/d10k.htm
Microsoft needs to grasp the fact that the "get a buck by screwing everybody
else" mentality is not acceptable in Europe. Europe has markets, not a set
of monopolies. Microsoft has pushed capitalism beyond the edge and make it a
totality through deadlocks and traps of circularity. But will the government
mind at all?
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