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Re: [LUG] Microsoft loses anti-trust appeal

 

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!

My question is where does all the money go? I can't possibly see how you 
can spend 5 billion pounds on any piece of software. Or did it all go on 
Microsoft licenses?

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