Intrepid Posted September 18, 2007 Posted September 18, 2007 It's really hard to be a monopolist these days. That's what Microsoft found when Monday the European Union slapped down its appeal to an antitrust decision made several years ago. Apparently there are a few places on earth where money can't buy Microsoft happiness. I'm glad that one of them happens to be an enormous market like Europe. According to a story on Vnunet.com: Microsoft is now facing a record 497 million Euros fine as well as having to pay 80 percent of the legal costs of the case. The software giant will also have to assist its rivals with third-party integration through documentation and support, and strip its media player software from a version of Windows. ... Link To Original Article Quote
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