Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 9th May 2008 20:24 UTC
In February 2008, the European Commission fined Microsoft for the record-breaking amount of 899 million Euros, for not complying to the 2004 ruling from Brussels. Today, Microsoft announced it has decided to appeal the fine. "We are filing this appeal in a constructive effort to seek clarity from the court. We will not be saying anything further," the company stated.
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2005-07-17
it's more like a late fee. If you don't pay a speeding or parking ticket they keep tacking on a few bucks per month regardless of any appeals, this is no different. Other than MS already said they'd "comply" and got key members on their side, now they're appealing the fine. This is the problem with Corporations, there's nobody to lock in Jail. If you don't pay a parking ticket, eventually, they catch you on a Friday nite and you spend the weekend in jail. There needs to be an equivalant for companies that don't comply.. shut them down, lock the buildings, something to get their attention. This is the typical corporate case where MS has run the clock down on the original grievance for so long that the EU is now the bad guy and the damage to other companies that warranted the fine, and the years of non-compliance that multiplied it, is forgotten.