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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: sime on 24 May 2005, 12:13

Title: Deadline Looming for Microsoft in Antitrust Case
Post by: sime on 24 May 2005, 12:13

A cool $5 million a day, go on Bill please be a prat!

http://politics.slashdot.org/politics/05/05/24/0158217.shtml?tid=109&tid=219

Later

Sime

Title: Re: Deadline Looming for Microsoft in Antitrust Case
Post by: Refalm on 24 May 2005, 15:32

I'm sure that $5 million will go straight into the "vote yes for european constitution plx", but thanks for the money cow Microsoft!

If only they extended the media player contract with Real Player, they wouldn't have to pay $5 million a day, and they would have a superior media player.

Title: Re: Deadline Looming for Microsoft in Antitrust Case
Post by: Shiver on 1 June 2005, 11:55

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=23626

So it looks like M$ won't be fined after all. I wonder if it's because the EU is a joke or if Billy and Monkeyboy paid them off.

Title: Re: Deadline Looming for Microsoft in Antitrust Case
Post by: Jenda on 1 June 2005, 22:17

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If only they extended the media player contract with Real Player, they wouldn't have to pay $5 million a day, and they would have a superior media player.

As if they wanted to have a superior media player...
 

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So it looks like M$ won't be fined after all. I wonder if it's because the EU is a joke or if Billy and Monkeyboy paid them off.

I refuse the former, implying the latter, which implies the former.
The world is now indeed screwed up. I hoped we would get a slice of the pie too.

Title: Re: Deadline Looming for Microsoft in Antitrust Case
Post by: skyman8081 on 1 June 2005, 23:45

I'd rather have only WMP bundled than that horrific software of the damned, realplayer.

Ideally, iTunes + quicktime would be the best, but most OEMs are kind enough to do that one for you.