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post Dec 24 2005, 01:33 AM
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Apparently, because MS failed to comply with a court order from the EU, they are going to be fined 2.4 million dollars a DAY until they comply.


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post Dec 30 2005, 05:47 AM
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hahhaahahahaha.

next thing you know, they're gonna dye their hair in pure gold.


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Kohaku   Microsoft set to be fined $2.4m a day..   Dec 24 2005, 01:33 AM
Dr Sturm   Chump change to them. They probably make a hundred...   Dec 24 2005, 03:16 AM
Kohaku   2.4M a day, plus 100 more million every so often a...   Dec 24 2005, 06:04 AM
Swiyth   yeow!! if i had that much money, i'd ...   Dec 25 2005, 01:36 AM
chrishawke   At least some other rich people will be making som...   Dec 25 2005, 03:58 AM
Kohaku   Remember the old saying, "People often do onl...   Dec 25 2005, 04:00 AM
Swiyth   not a clue. but people only do what they can get ...   Dec 25 2005, 05:09 AM
Kohaku   I should probably go further into WHY they're ...   Dec 25 2005, 06:08 AM
Swiyth   ah. dirty little green men ._.   Dec 25 2005, 06:13 AM
Kohaku   MS still hasn't said if they'll comply wit...   Dec 25 2005, 08:57 AM
Swiyth   they would rather waste it in court than help the ...   Dec 25 2005, 08:58 AM
Kohaku   Well, i've never liked their business practise...   Dec 25 2005, 05:49 PM
Swiyth   the way they work reminds me of Ashton >_>   Dec 26 2005, 03:31 AM
blues 3   I hope you guys get what you are looking for out o...   Dec 26 2005, 09:20 PM
Kohaku   All i'm looking for is MS finally realizing th...   Dec 26 2005, 09:21 PM
blues 3   Ah I see, more power to you.   Dec 26 2005, 09:57 PM
Kohaku   After all, monopolization is illegal, and anyone c...   Dec 27 2005, 09:13 PM
blues 3   I think they are beyond that...   Dec 28 2005, 04:27 AM
Swiyth   they are pretty close to that. they get anything b...   Dec 28 2005, 05:04 AM
blues 3   Someone needs to "stick it to the man".   Dec 28 2005, 06:09 AM
Kohaku   I do all the time. I actually am in charge of a gr...   Dec 28 2005, 06:14 AM
blues 3   and...How are you doing this?   Dec 28 2005, 06:19 AM
Kohaku   I spread awareness, hand out fliers about it, and ...   Dec 28 2005, 07:33 AM
Swiyth   indeed. i hope one day they stop going "THIS ...   Dec 28 2005, 08:17 AM
Dr Sturm   Every company does that, in case you didn't no...   Dec 28 2005, 08:27 AM
Swiyth   not as bad as MS, they don't. i'd like to ...   Dec 28 2005, 08:31 AM
Dr Sturm   That's different. That's not copyright inf...   Dec 28 2005, 08:36 AM
Swiyth   ah? okay then. anyways, Microsoft should really j...   Dec 28 2005, 08:38 AM
Kohaku   Actually Sturm..some palces can and will sue for s...   Dec 28 2005, 08:48 AM
Swiyth   ...they will? mind if you told me those places? i...   Dec 28 2005, 08:49 AM
Dr Sturm   Give an example of a lawsuit involving a non-profi...   Dec 28 2005, 09:07 AM
Kohaku   It's happening with the RIAA, MPAA, etc. You h...   Dec 28 2005, 09:10 AM
Swiyth   what?! thats insane!!!   Dec 28 2005, 09:12 AM
Dr Sturm   That's different. The obfuscated DMCA muddies ...   Dec 28 2005, 09:12 AM
Kohaku   Yet, the copyright information of the original art...   Dec 28 2005, 09:13 AM
Swiyth   hmm........where did that happen? and when? i...   Dec 28 2005, 09:14 AM
Kohaku   What! You haven't heard about this? A few ...   Dec 28 2005, 09:15 AM
Swiyth   oh man....that sucks. i don't think people sh...   Dec 28 2005, 09:17 AM
Leyviur   BLAH BLAH BLAH MS IS CORRUPT AND EVIL EVEN THOUGH ...   Dec 28 2005, 10:01 AM
Kohaku   Exucse me, I was talking about Microsoft's BUS...   Dec 28 2005, 10:17 AM
Swiyth   man, you must really like getting angry, thus your...   Dec 28 2005, 10:18 AM
Leyviur   Well, let's say you were working for Microsoft...   Dec 28 2005, 10:20 AM
Kohaku   I do know what you mean, Leyviur. However, like Sw...   Dec 28 2005, 10:22 AM
Swiyth   its not really about being 'evil' and us b...   Dec 28 2005, 10:25 AM
Leyviur   Yes, except you complain about Microsoft because i...   Dec 28 2005, 10:28 AM
Swiyth   no, we complain because we're using it and alo...   Dec 28 2005, 10:32 AM
Kohaku   Have I ever complained about Microsoft just becaus...   Dec 28 2005, 10:36 AM
blues 3   Oh I see... I usually don't take my drawings...   Dec 28 2005, 08:24 PM
Raijinili   If they were any good at it, they wouldn't b...   Dec 28 2005, 11:05 PM
blues 3   Oh so true.   Dec 29 2005, 02:40 AM
Swiyth   you've got my brain as still as jelly. beside...   Dec 29 2005, 02:42 AM
blues 3   Nope MS runs the computer world with an iron fist....   Dec 29 2005, 08:00 AM
Swiyth   i bet he uses gold bars as door stoppers... but t...   Dec 29 2005, 08:20 AM
blues 3   Yup except their using silver now.   Dec 30 2005, 02:14 AM


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