Microsoft settles browser antitrust case in Europe

User Comments: 5

1. December 16, 2009 11:01 AM
   

   TomSEA, TechSpot Chancellor, said:

   "...though the company was warned it can still be fined up to 10 percent of yearly global turnover without regulators "having to prove any violation of EU antitrust rules" if it doesn't stick to the agreement."

   Translation: When we're low on money we'll sue you again for no reason at all - and win.

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2. December 16, 2009 11:07 AM
   Guest said:

   TomSEA:

   "Translation: When we're low on money we'll sue you again for no reason at all - and win."

   Well, we Europeans have to live of something :P

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3. December 16, 2009 11:21 AM
   

   compdata, TechSpot Paladin, said:

   TomSEA said:

   "...though the company was warned it can still be fined up to 10 percent of yearly global turnover without regulators "having to prove any violation of EU antitrust rules" if it doesn't stick to the agreement."

   Translation: When we're low on money we'll sue you again for no reason at all - and win.

   That is not entirely accurate. It says that the agreement to end anti-trust regulation is predicated on MS complying with the browser ballot for 5 years. If they don't, then the agreement is moot and the current court findings can be enforced again without further legal action.

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4. December 16, 2009 12:16 PM
   

   Puiu said:

   In short term, this will have little to no effect in the browser war, but in the long term firefox will no doubt eat away at IE's share. I just hope they don't install FF2.0 just to make IE8 look good.

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5. December 16, 2009 9:05 PM
   

   mattfrompa said:

   I sure wish I could just complain and get loads of undeserved money...Over the years reading about legal cases I've started to become irritated every time I read the word "damages" and "offended" due to what I see as abuses of the terms..

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