# EU Fines Microsoft $613m

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eu-fines-microsoft-613m/46471>\
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**Created:** [March 24, 2004, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eu-fines-microsoft-613m/46471 "2004-03-24T22:05:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eu-fines-microsoft-613m/46471/1 "2004-03-24T22:05:57Z")

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BRUSSELS, Belgium (CNN) – The European Union has found Microsoft guilty of abusing the “near-monopoly” of its Windows PC operating system and fined it a record 497 million euros ($613 million).  
[http://www.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/03/24/microsoft.eu/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/03/24/microsoft.eu/index.html)

Dontcha just love the EU? 😃