Great wrtie-up. Thanks. Europe wasn't so lenient. Microsoft paid more than $2bn in fines for Windows Media Player and for not giving the choice of web browser

Great wrtie-up. Thanks. Europe wasn't so lenient. Microsoft paid more than $2bn in fines for Windows Media Player and for not giving the choice of web browser in some versions of the OS. Nellie Kroes was the leader here. Including €561 for skipping the browser choice dialog, which was mandatory because of a settlement of Microsoft, for 14 months in 2009. This is 3%-6% of their worlwide revenue ($30bn circa 2002, $60bn circa 2009). http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Microsoft_competition_case http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Microsoft_comp... http://www.statista.com/statistics/267805/microsofts-global-revenue-since-2002/ http://www.statista.com/statistics/267805/microsofts-global-... I wonder if European trial customs are a bit more intuitive and less based on the preciseness of contracts/laws than in US, leading to shorter, more intuitive decisions?