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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Thursday 29 June 2006 16:19 \__
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>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Thursday 29 June 2006 15:43 \__
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>>>> arachnid <none@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>>> The inquirer's a gossip rag, usually right but occasionally wrong so
>>>>> take this with a grain of salt:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=32686
>>>>>
>>>>> By Nick Farrell: Wednesday 28 June 2006, 07:37
>>>>>
>>>>> THE EUROPEAN Commission has said that it has had a guts full of
>>>>> Microsoft's procrastination over the implementation of its 2004
>>>>> antitrust decision and is set to fine the outfit £1.4 million a
>>>>> day.
>>>>>
>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> A draft ruling will be presented to national competition
>>>>> authorities on Monday, while an official ruling is expected on
>>>>> 12 July.
>>>
>>>
>>> Roughly one week after Independence Day, Europe declares the beginning of
>>> its own independence. Intersting...
>>
>> Without the French firing a single shot!
>
>
> Stallman might change that, as some very recent news may indicate:
>
> http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=data_control_and_ip&articleId=9001468&taxonomyId=144
>
> Stallman: Take French copyright battle to the streets
> Copyleft legend wants the youth to mobilize on DRM
>
>
>>>> I've seen hints of this elsewhere. I don't imagine MS will pay, though,
>>>> and I suspect that they'll go to the US government to try to put
>>>> pressure on the EU that way.
>>>
>>>
>>> Bush delivers public announcement: "The Europeans can deploy an army of
>>> risotto within 45 minutes. We shall defend ourself from such offensive
>>> cuisine."
>>
>> Hehe! Macdonalds produce some pretty offensive stuff of their own, of
>> course... talking about food, I was at the Ecaudor game; the only beer
>> in the stadium was American budweiser (not the real stuff from Czech) -
>> I've never been so relieved to get out of a stadium!
>
>
> What? No good? 1-0. Portugal in a coupla days... or maybe it was just the
> beer that made you feel too queazy. Speaking of which, I'm out drinking
> tonight. I'll post news items just before I leave and as soon as I wake up,
> of course.
Oh no, the match was fine, I enjoyed it - it was the beer which made me
want to move!
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