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Submission + - Intel recieves record fine by the EU (bbc.co.uk) 2

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Firefalcon

on Wednesday May 13, 2009 @06:52AM

Firefalcon writes: "Intel has been fined a record 1.06 billion euros ($1.45 billion / £948 million) by the European Competition Commission after being found guilty of anti-competitive practices. This makes Microsoft's 497 million euro fine in 2004 (which was a record at the time) seem like a slap on the hand. Reports had previously suggested that the fine would be similar to Microsoft's. Intel was charged (among other things) with encouraging manufacturers and retailers to purchase fewer (or even not stock) AMD processors. More details of the ruling are on the European Commission's Competition website."

Submission + - Intel recieves record fine by the EU (bbc.co.uk)

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Firefalcon

on Wednesday May 13, 2009 @06:11AM

Firefalcon writes: "Intel has been fined a record 1.06 billion euros ($1.45 billion / £948 million) after being found guilty of anti-competitive practices. This makes Microsoft's 497 million euro fine in 2004 (which was a record at the time) seem like a slap on the hand. Reports had previously suggested that the fine would be similar to Microsoft's. Intel was charged (among other things) with encouraging manufacturers and retailers to purchase fewer, or actively not stock, AMD processors. More details of the ruling are European Commission's website."

Submission + - Intel recieves record fine by the EU (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by Firefalcon on Wednesday May 13, 2009 @05:52AM

Firefalcon writes: Intel has been fined a record 1.06 billion euros ($1.45 billion / £948 million) after being found guilty of anti-competitive practices. This makes Microsoft's 497 million euro fine in 2004 (which was a record at the time) seem like a slap on the hand. Reports had previously suggested that the fine would be similar to Microsoft's. Intel was charged (among other things) with discouraging manufacturers and retailers to purchase fewer, or actively not stock, AMD processors. More details of the ruling are European Commission's website.

Submission + - Beatles Music to be Broadcast into Space (bbc.co.uk) 1

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Firefalcon

on Sunday February 03, 2008 @12:47PM

Firefalcon writes: "The BBC reports that the Beatles song "Across the Universe" is to be broadcast into space using the Deep Space Network at midnight (GMT) on Monday. A Yahoo article on the same subject, quotes Paul McCartney as saying "Send my love to the aliens", and Apple, one of the companies holding the rights to the Beatles music, as giving their approval because they were "always looking for new markets".

I suspect that the music will be well out of copyright by the time any little green men get to hear it though, as it will take about 431 years to reach its intended destination..."

Submission + - Nominet Website Down

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Firefalcon

on Thursday January 10, 2008 @05:44PM

Firefalcon writes: "The website of Nominet, the .uk domain registrar, has been inaccessible for the last 24 hours (see Netcraft's listing). While the registrar services all appear to be working, this must be an embarrassment for the organisation charged with managing the uk domain...

Does anyone know what is going on? Has this happened to any other registrar?"

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