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Story: US Government 'lobbied EC' over Microsoft fine
Posted by: Mark McKenna (Thursday 28 September 2006, 3:54 PM)
Interesting round of comments here. The real question seems to be not *whether*, but *why* the US government would get involved. Microsoft is an independently owned and operated corporation, capable of making its own decisions, and paying its own fines.
This intervention smacks of an ugly deal. Is it appropriate for the government of an ostensibly capitalist nation to step in on behalf of a corporation which is clearly not struggling?
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Story: US Government 'lobbied EC' over Microsoft fine
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Finally, US tax dollars going to good effect. I'm... Anonymous -
I'm sure the EU are grateful for the US input... Mark Phillips -
One more time shocked by the Microsoft's attitude... Anonymous
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US tax dollars should rather be spent on anti... Anonymous
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Not sure I understand some of the negative co... Anonymous
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Aww...poor overpaid EUacrat upset over being lobbi... Vince Benedict
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Oh look, "Team America" tries to flex it's ar... Anonymous
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"Aww...poor overpaid EUacrat upset over being lobb... Pete Mitchell
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"Well at least we don't have a hobbit for a p... Vince Benedict
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Interesting round of comments here. The real ques... Mark McKenna -
Give me a break. Some of you computer geeks have... Tim Graham
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Companies around the globe will try to pocket poli... Arthur B.
