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Re: [News] [Rival] Europe's Antitrust Ruling Approaches -- Split Decision? Microsoft Split?

____/ Mark Kent on Wednesday 05 September 2007 10:11 : \____

> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> ____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 04 September 2007 19:07 : \____
>> 
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> ____/ [H]omer on Thursday 23 August 2007 03:35 : \____
>>>> 
>>>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>>>>> Will The EU Microsoft Antitrust Decision Be Split?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Full article here:
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/19/business/msft20.php
>>>>> 
>>>>> Executive summary: Microsoft may get to keep bundling, but lose protocol
>>>>> monopoly.
>>>> 
>>>> So why did Germany vote as it did on OOXML? Watch the lobbying. I blogged
>>>> about it in BN.com. Corruption and phonecalls...
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> I'm sure that the transatlantic phone lines are running very very hot at
>>> the moment.  I wonder how much money has moved already?
>> 
>> Noney, favours, protection... whatever...
>> 
>> Microsoft has already admitted bribing partners in Sweden in order to buy
>> vote.
>> 
>> Microsoft. Bribery. Admission. Write it down.
>> 
> 
> So where did they admit to this?
 
Groklaw showed the letter that they sent to Swedish partner. I believe that one
of their MSDN blogs could not deny this (Microsoft employees), so the press
reported this as it is -- "bribery".

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