__/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Friday 07 July 2006 09:06 \__
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> European Union regulators are "studying" a consumer complaint that
> Microsoft Corp. forces computer makers to sell machines that are
> preloaded with Windows, excluding other operating systems such as
> Linux....
>
> The complaint comes as the regulator threatens to fine Microsoft as
> much as 2 million euros, or $2.5 million, a day for not complying with
> a 2004 antitrust ruling. The commission also has cautioned the company
> about bundling products into its new version of Windows, which will be
> released next year.
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> End quote
>
> http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/276088_msfteu01.html
Intersting. One thing I noticed yesterday was this:
EU: Microsoft to Face More Fines
EU Antitrust Commissioner Says More Fines Will Be Levied Against Microsoft
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060706/germany_eu_microsoft.html?.v=2
Also:
Letter Charges Illegal forced sale of MS Windows, EC Says Not Likely
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| This is a letter of complaint sent to the European Commission regarding the
| situation in Belgium, which unfortunately applies to all EU countries,
| which forces almost all consumers to buy MS Windows despite regulation
| prohibiting illegal forced and linked selling practices. The EC's response
| follows the complaint letter.
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http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/64267/index.html
Beforehand, I also spotted that in:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=2297897#post2297897
Posted to COLA initially, where the author had a conversation with all of us.
I believe I got this to the front page of Digg as well. Digg has become
almost as influential as the NY Times.
Let's wait and see how this develops.
Best wishes,
Roy
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