Microsoft giving EU more reasons to up the fines

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IANAL but common sense says it's not a good idea to push your * (*msn &*live messenger) down the throat by both making it the default page on clean windows installs and plastering links to it over the start menu (previously outlook express)*and then block messaging of links to competitors and their service in your program. Seriously w t f?

 

Anyway damage is almost done already, tech media even internationally*is raving about it right now, not just slashdot.*Unless it's intentional there better be some quick damage control.*

 

 

 

http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/10/166204

 

 

There are few reports saying they are not getting blocked so it's possible the block is either regional or some bug in some servers. Some explaining is in order though in any case.

 

Next thing you know all Microsoft pages are gone from Google.

 

 

 

 

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