__/ [ 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.
>>> The fine money could go a long way to covering this month's EU
>>> commisioner's expenses bill, though... :-)
>>
>>
>> Yes, risotto can be expensive. These judges needed to be fed (and not only
>> by Microsoft FUD).
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