__/ [ Sinister Midget ] on Wednesday 12 July 2006 13:21 \__
> On 2006-07-12, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> posted
> something concerning:
>> EU's Kroes says Microsoft was far from compliance
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>>
http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20060712:MTFH74403_2006-07-12_09-51-04_BRU004808&type=comktNews&rpc=44
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>> Microsoft fined $357 million by Europe regulator
>>
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>>| The European Commission on Wednesday fined Microsoft Corp. 280.5
>>| million euros ($357 million), and upped the amount it can be fined per
>>| day to 3 million euros, for not complying with a previous antitrust
>>| ruling.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7B9455B76C%2D7917%2D48AE%2D9F7A%2D3B7FEC236EC6%7D&source=blq%2Fyhoo&dist=yhoo&siteid=yhoo
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> I don't know if Billy Buttcrust can last 2 years and escape ahead of
> the angry mob. The stockholders will start bringing out the tar and
> feathers in a few months if these guys can't stop bleeding money.
Gee! What will they do with the tar and the feathers? Convert Bill Gates into
Tux?
Here's a famour one.
http://www.acota.de/pics/humor/tux/gates1024x768_t.jpg
A UseNet friend of mine uploaded something more gory...
http://blinkynet.net/sharks/tuxdreams1.html
Don't look at me, just speak to him...
> They better do something quick, or pull out of the market completely.
> Their shennanigans are starting to get costly. And this can only
> encourage others to do similar things.
This week wasn't a good week for MSFT thus far. Down 2% yesterday and the
futures indicate that it's off to a start at ~-1%.
Best wishes,
Roy
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