The European Commission plans to raise the ceiling of future fines on Microsoft to 3 million Euros (USD 3.8 million) a day if the company continues to defy an antitrust decision, a diplomatic source said on Monday. He was speaking as European competition regulators met to discuss the amount of a fine the European Union's executive arm will impose on the software giant for failing to comply with the 2004 decision that it abused its dominant market position.
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Member since:2005-07-06
Europe figures the World Trade Organazation is tying to promote free trade so they are looking for other ways to profit.
Yeah because the world's second largest economy ( GDP of USD 12.86 trillion ) needs fines from MS. The EU has been known to pay USD 114.5 billion a year in just farm subsidies alone.
To top of your insanity you seem to believe the WTO actually promotes free trade. You seriously need to pick up a book or a paper, and don't skip straight to the funny pages.
Member since:2005-11-10
Yeah because the world's second largest economy ( GDP of USD 12.86 trillion ) needs fines from MS. The EU has been known to pay USD 114.5 billion a year in just farm subsidies alone.
It, of course, is not about money that much.
It is about forcing dominant (US) software company to open up protocols and thus making them irrelevant in the looong run.
You really believe that EU would penalize Microsoft like this if they were from EU?
Member since:
2005-12-23
Europe figures the World Trade Organazation is tying to promote free trade so they are looking for other ways to profit.
Plus MS can appeal and gain more money in the process. It's like fines for sports players.