Microsoft suffers EU anti-trust defeat

[Mrkvonic]

Hello,

Here you go:

{QUOTE-> BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft suffered a decisive antitrust defeat on Monday when a European Union court upheld a landmark ruling that the world's largest software maker had abused its dominant market position to crush rivals. <-QUOTE}

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/070917/business/business_microsoft_eu_col

Mrk

[ronjor]

{QUOTE-> The second-highest EU court dismissed the company's appeal on all key points against the 2004 European Commission ruling and upheld a record 497 million euro ($689.9 million) fine. <-QUOTE}Now if we can just figure out where all that fine money is going. Free software? ??? :D

[Mrkvonic]

Hello,
Let's hope so...
Mrk

[Dogbiscuit]

{QUOTE-> "Microsoft can consider itself above the law no longer" <-QUOTE}
Thank you EU.

[FanJ]

Some more:

The BBC site:
Microsoft loses anti-trust appeal
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6998272.stm

and:
Q&A: Microsoft anti-trust verdict
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6998490.stm

The Microsoft Press site:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/eucase/default.mspx

The European Commission press site:
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/359&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

[Lamehand]

{QUOTE-> Now if we can just figure out where all that fine money is going. Free software? ??? :D <-QUOTE}

All that nice money will be divided between the memberstates of the Europenian Union. It will be deducted from the contribution every member has to pay. ;D

Regards
Lamehand

[EASTER]

My understanding (VIA Cable News) is that $M still has one final EU appeal court they could take that decision in front of.

Anyone care to wager if they will take that chance or not? ;D

[Pedro]

EU Commissioner rejects harsh US criticism of Microsoft ruling (http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/96352)
hear hear!

[N1ckR]

Serves them right.
Infact I might give my friend at MS a dig in the ribs :D