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Fluffdick
 Post subject: EU is Sueing M$ because it comes with the Internet
PostPosted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:06 pm 
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Microsoft is accused by EU again


The EU and Microsoft have clashed several times over the years
The European Commission has accused Microsoft of harming competition by bundling its Explorer web browser with its Windows operating system.
The commission said it had reached the preliminary view that the US software giant had undermined consumer choice and infringed EU rules.
Microsoft and the European Union have engaged in legal battles over competition issues for years.
Last year, the EU fined Microsoft 899m euros ($1.4bn; £680.9m).
Browser battle
In its statement on Friday the Commission said: "Microsoft's tying of Internet Explorer to the Windows operating system harms competition between web browsers, undermines product innovation and ultimately reduces consumer choice."
Microsoft said that it was studying the commission's preliminary finding, and did not rule out requesting a formal hearing.
It has been given eight weeks to reply.
The US software firm controls the majority of the web-browsing market through its Explorer browser.
Analysts say the company has diversified enormously and is now no longer so reliant on its Windows operating system, with revenue coming from Xbox sales and server software.
In February 2008, the EU fined Microsoft 899m euros for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour.
The penalty - which was then one of the largest imposed by the European Commission - came after Microsoft failed to comply with an earlier 2004 ruling that it had abused its market position.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7834792.stm


eh, dumb
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Nobody uses IE anyway so who gives a shit.
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how are you going to download firefox
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how are you going to download firefox


Use the installer I burned onto a CD to install Firefox.

That's how hardcore I am, I have a fucking CD with Firefox on it so I don't have to use IE to download Firefox on new PCs.
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RabidNintendoFanboy wrote:
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how are you going to download firefox


Use the installer I burned onto a CD to install Firefox.

That's how hardcore I am, I have a fucking CD with Firefox on it so I don't have to use IE to download Firefox on new PCs.
then how the hell iam going to download chrome
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RabidNintendoFanboy wrote:
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how are you going to download firefox


Use the installer I burned onto a CD to install Firefox.

That's how hardcore I am, I have a fucking CD with Firefox on it so I don't have to use IE to download Firefox on new PCs.


but how bout if your CD drive fucks up and the computer didn't came with IE or you buy a mac and it didn't came with safari because EU sued them.
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RabidNintendoFanboy wrote:
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how are you going to download firefox


Use the installer I burned onto a CD to install Firefox.

That's how hardcore I am, I have a fucking CD with Firefox on it so I don't have to use IE to download Firefox on new PCs.


but how bout if your CD drive fucks up and the computer didn't came with IE or you buy a mac and it didn't came with safari because EU sued them.


Buy a new drive cause I'm going to need it to install my games.

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Fucking Nintendo included Wii Sports with the Wii. Can't they see I would much rather play Carnival GamesTM?


I'm suing them.

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go cry a little more EU.
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RabidNintendoFanboy wrote:
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how are you going to download firefox


Use the installer I burned onto a CD to install Firefox.

That's how hardcore I am, I have a fucking CD with Firefox on it so I don't have to use IE to download Firefox on new PCs.
I have a flash drive with firefox installed on it. And a backup of my profile, so I don't have to rebuild my bookmarks, reaquire my extensions, etc.

Ame no Akai wrote:
I use IE because for some reason Firefox is terribly slow when I use it. Probably my newbism seeping into its inner workings, though.
Try Opera. It's faster and more lightweight than Firefox. Failing that, try Chrome. It is also faster and lighter than Firefox, but I prefer Opera to Chrome.

But nothing will ever make me leave Firefox. Firefox is mai waifu.

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RabidNintendoFanboy wrote:
Nobody uses IE anyway so who gives a shit.

I don't either, I use Internet Exploder.
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I use Internet Exploder.
Stop that.

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iconsting wrote:
go cry a little more EU.


Cue that TF2 guy we have running around here.


CRY SOME MORE
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i use firefox.

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Am I in trouble for using IE?

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