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Nobody said that, I just said I hope they increase the fine. If I were the judge, Microsoft should already file for bankruptcy.

the fine is pocket change... but also a record amount.. that's the problem. For a normal company a few million in fines would hurt the balance sheets and do damage, for Microsoft they "mattress" so much money it's impossible to pick a reasonable fine that will damage them... and DAMAGE is the point of fines. Just like locking your or I in Jail, it's intended to be unfair and hurt. For these fines to hurt Microsoft the EU would have to make it $100Billion to really soak up all the profit they've made just during the time they've challenged this in courts. As a matter of legal precedence the fines have to be based on legal statutes, so they can't just adjust the fines until they hurt.

Because if corporate rules you can't arrest members of a corporation for fines owed, and you wouldn't get the policy makers anyway. Perhaps banning their products from sale in EU space is the only option. When you go to jail you are not allowed to conduct business affairs (such as write rent checks, review contracts, etc) perhaps disallowing Microsoft from doing business would count as "jail". Cut them off from ALL business, no paying rent, no paying taxes, no paying employee wages, you can't "take" the money in bank accounts but you can order it frozen and not to earn interest (the banks would love that!) hurting their employees and contract holders would force them to file more suits to recover their damage, when ever Microsoft is allowed to do business, as well as do damage to their reputation, again, that's what normal people go to jail for and it's considered just fine.