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____/ Rex Ballard on Saturday 16 May 2009 00:58 : \____
> On May 13, 10:50 am, "Phil Da Lick!"
> <phil_the_l...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/252787/intel-fined-15bn-for-harming-milli...
>
>> "The EC has imposed a record $1.45 billion fine on Intel, and ordered it
>> to halt illegal rebates and other practices to squeeze out rival AMD."
>
> AMD has offered very effective Paravirtualization, which enables PCs
> to be configured as "dual boot" and run BOTH Windows AND Linux on the
> same PC at the same time, with almost no performance penalty. Linux
> is the "host" or "dominant" OS, but the Windows machine barely
> realizes that Linux is there.
>
> One can guess that Microsoft is doing everything it can to promote
> Intel. Intel may have offered illegal inducements and rebates in
> exchange for exclusionary terms, similar to tactics Microsoft used.
Yes, and both should therefore be embargoed, not fined. The fine is minuscule
compared to what was gained through deliberate violation of the law, i.e.
crime. The "C" word (crime of corruption) should not be used cautiously and
jails should offer room for white-collar criminals, not just hungry
shoplifters and repressed people who smoked a joint.
White-collar crime costs society orders of magnitude more and without risk of
being caught and properly punished there will be continued corruption from the
many Madoffs out there. BTW, the "D" word (deflation or depression) should not
be a taboo either. By some people's measures, the US debt alone exceeds
$56,000,000,000,000 right now (those in power modified the measures over time,
just as they changed the definition of "unemployment" to conceal the severity
and create disparity). That's a lot of money that the current generation
leaves for the grandchildren to pay back. It's selfish and it's destructive.
> Without knowing the details of the case, and the investigation, it's
> hard to say, but the EU has become much less tolarant of the
> "Discounts for Exclusions" terms in a number of different contracts.
> Keep in mind that SuSE originated out of Germany, Mandriva is in
> France, and Linux is popular on Acorn processors made in Britian.
> Several countries in the EU have a vested interest in breaking up the
> "WinTel" monopoly.
There are many things the Commission did not explore, such as those two
companies' anti-Linux affairs.
>> Ouch.
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