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I thought the combined fines given to Microsoft by the EU Commission were larger than this amount, but I was wrong. It seems Microsoft paid something like 2.2 b
by coverband 9y ago
I thought the combined fines given to Microsoft by the EU Commission were larger than this amount, but I was wrong. It seems Microsoft paid something like 2.2 billion euros between 2006-2013[0].
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Corp_v_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Corp_v_Commission
(On a side note, I was employed by MS for a couple of years during that time, and remember clearly how every new feature was being inspected to ensure whether it followed EU requirements, on top of compliance requirements imposed earlier by FTC in the U.S.)