Depends. In some countries its not a crime to escape from
jail, and
they just let you serve the rest of your term. You
can also get released from
jail if the law you were accused
of breaking is changed. I think the big deal
here is that
*consumers* don't care anymore, and microsoft is being
prosecuted
for something that isn't relevant to
today's
industry.
- Most of Europe consider escaping from
prison to be a criminal offence
- What Microsoft did is still
illegal.
- European courts generally don't take it well when a company
disregards rulings
- That Microsoft isn't in quite the same dominant
position it was doesn't mean that it shouldn't finish the punishment for it's
past crimes
Just because you don't consider Microsoft's
past abuses to matter doesn't mean the rest of the world won't care. I for one,
as an European citizen, am quite happy for the EU Commission to do its job and
show it has some backbone and enforce its prior rulings. [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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