OSNews > Thread > "RE[5]: It's sad really" by J.R.

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 27th Feb 2008 18:33 UTC, submitted by JJ

"Microsoft was fined a record 899 million euros (USD 1.35 billion) by the European Commission on Wednesday for using high prices to discourage software competition in the latest sanction in their long-running battle. The executive arm of the European Union said the U.S. software group defied a 2004 order from Brussels to provide the information on reasonable terms. Microsoft has now been fined a total of 1.68 billion euros by the EU for abusing its 95 percent dominance of PC operating systems through Windows."

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RE[5]: It's sad really

by J.R. on Wed 27th Feb 2008 21:13 UTC in reply to "RE[4]: It's sad really"

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For example the commission could impose a ban on competing for governmental contracts using Microsoft products.

I think that would be political suicide for the EU. Too many countries (and organizations/businesses within them) are way to reliant on Microsoft products.

Do the EU really have that power? And if they do, is it anything but symbolical?

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