____/ High Plains Thumper on Sunday 02 March 2008 01:14 : \____
> Ramon F Herrera wrote:
>
>> I was just wondering whether ECMA falls under the domain of
>> the European Community.
>>
>> That would be such an easy prey, almost roadkill for the folks
>> that made the awesome achievement of having brought Microsoft
>> to its knees.
>
> I think that we have little to worry about regarding that
> jurisdiction. Per recent news, there are further actions pending
> against Microsoft, now that they have been fined by EU:
>
>
http://www.theage.com.au/news/biztech/eu-splaps-microsoft-with-record-fine/2008/02/28/1203788515262.html
>
> [quote]
> EU splaps Microsoft with record fine
>
> February 28, 2008 - 3:18PM
>
> Microsoft must pay the European Union a record euro899 million
> (US$1.3 billion) fine for charging rivals too much for software
> information, the EU said today, drawing a line under one part of
> a long-running antitrust battle.
>
> EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said Microsoft now
> appears to have finally complied with a 2004 EU antitrust order.
>
> But she warned that the company was not yet in the clear because
> the EU last month launched new probes into Office software and
> Windows' Internet browser.
> [/quote]
It's only the beginning. Microsoft has just been downgraded and the stock fell,
partly (if not mainly, I'd have to check) because of this pattern of fining by
the EU for abuses. OOXML (relating to the OP) is part of an ongoing and
unfinished investigation. It is only one among 3 and hopefully there will be a
fourth one that looks at bullying oh Yahoo!.
"If you flee the rules, you will be caught. And it will cost you dearly,"
-- Neelie Kroes (about Microsoft), February 27th, 2008
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