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Re: [LUG] Microsoft loses anti-trust appeal

 

On Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 11:20:49AM +0100, Tom Potts wrote:
> On Monday 17 September 2007 09:24, Neil Williams wrote:
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6998272.stm
> >
> > "Microsoft has lost its appeal against a record 497m euro (£343m; $690m)
> > fine imposed by the European Commission in a long-running competition
> > dispute.
> >
> > The European Court of First Instance upheld the ruling that Microsoft
> > had abused its dominant market position.
> >
> > A probe concluded in 2004 that Microsoft was guilty of freezing out
> > rivals in server software and products such as media players.
> >
> > Microsoft has two months to appeal at the European Court of Justice."
> >
> > So that's a given then. How much longer can the lawyers drag this out?
> >
> > Come on MS, £343m is peanuts - Bill probably has that much down the
> > back of the sofa. When the NHS has just spent £5bn on a Windows-based
> > authentication system that cannot cope with the existing (pilot-stage)
> > demand of maybe 0.5% of the expected workload, £343m is truly
> > inconsequential.
> Can anyone tell me where I can apply for these NHS contracts - I guess all you 
> have to do is make up a figure and then get a contract lawyer to pull holes 
> in the agreement and you can be rich!
> Oh hang on -  I can actually write software - I guess that will exclude me!

Not at all. Being actually able to program means you can double your
fee.

Just imagine how much Windows would cost in that case. ;)

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