<OT> A bad day in Redmond

[Lonni J Friedman]

On 9/18/07, Joel Hammer <joel at hammershome.com> wrote:
> > Joel, with all your whining, I detect alot of sour grapes.  Get over
> > it, and move on with your life.  After all these years, I'd have
> > thought you would have let it go, but you continue to beat the same
> > dead horse.  Pity.
>
> Hmmm...
>
> I don't recall whining. I don't any any MS stock. I
> do recall pointing out that the EU is going to take a
> lot of money from a private concern, give it to itself,
> and call that increasing competition. They didn't mention
> compensation for anybody hurt by MS's activities from that
> 2 billion dollar fine. Likely because it would be hard to
> find any consumers who were hurt or put any dollar figure
> on their claimed harm.
>
> Anyway, like the man said, if MS, or Apple,  were a French
> corporation none of this would be happening.
>
> Have you noticed that American companies are the targets
> or potential targets for the EU? Apple, Intel, Qualcomm,
> Rambus, and Google.
>
> Have any European companies been hit like this?

Have any European companies been convicted for monopolistic practices?

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