and thankfully microsoft can appeal the decision. why are they only targeted. osx doesnt have to do it and neither do any of the linux/bsd operating systems.
this whole sentence is a massive run-on. what is the frog in your avatar smoking? microsoft's fine won't alleviate the situation in the EU. that isn't the point. the point of ALL government is to force people or groups of people into complying with law regardless of whether it makes sense. that is for the courts to decide. so we have another case of a government body acting EXACTLY like a mob boss playing the extorsion game. not only will they tax your profits, they will tell you how you should generate income so that profit can be taxed. bring them all down.
Because they don't have 95% of the market like Microsoft does.
In the position they are, they don't need to resort to these kind of tactics and have been warned against them, which apparently, they chose to ignore.
An example:
Dude D goes from country A to country B and commits a crime there: should he be punished from country A laws or country B laws?
Furthermore: what if in country A it's not a crime but in country B it is (which seems more appropriate here)?
If a company want's to do business in other countries, it must make sure it abides by their laws. Microsoft has been warned and chose to ignore it.
Regardless of whether you agree with said law or not, the law is the law and you can't ignore it just because you don't agree with it. If you do, there are consequences.
