__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Thursday 29 June 2006 16:34 \__
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> Handover Phist <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Mark Kent :
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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.
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> The fine money could go a long way to covering this month's EU
>>> commisioner's expenses bill, though... :-)
>>
>> I did my own analysis here:
>>
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20060627_the_europe_question.phtml
>>
>
> Can't seem to get that here at the moment.
Works fine over here. Good read, so thanks for the link.
Best wishes,
Roy
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