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EU’s Message: Anybody Else Feel Lucky?
We’re looking at you, Google.
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EU Fines Microsoft $732 Million
Microsoft Corp. has been hit with a €561 million ($732.2 million) fine by European Union regulators after it broke its promise to offer millions of users of its Windows system a choice of rival Web browsers.Voices
Google, FTC Near Settlement on Privacy
Google Inc. is close to a deal to pay $22.5 million to settle charges related to its surreptitious bypassing of the privacy settings of millions of Apple Inc. users, according to officials briefed on the settlement terms.EU Court to Rule on Microsoft Antitrust Fine Ultimate Edition™
Is $1.14 billion an “unnecessary, unlawful and totally disproportionate” fine? Tune in next month.
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FCC Proposes $25,000 Fine on Google
The Federal Communications Commission proposed a $25,000 fine on Google Inc., accusing the search giant of deliberately obstructing an investigation into whether the company violated federal rules when its street-mapping service collected and stored data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks in 2010.Verizon and the Grift That Keeps on Giving
A new record for Verizon. In early October the company’s wireless division claimed title to the largest consumer telecommunications refund in history, saying it would pay $52.8 million to some 15 million subscribers who were charged for data usage, though they weren’t on data usage plans. Now, thanks to the Federal Communications Commission, it can claim another.
Take That, Mark Cuban! Bengals Receiver Chad Ochocinco Pays $520 a Word for NFL Twitter Fine
A $25,000 fine for two tweets comes out to $520 a word (more or less). Or in terms that mean more to an NFL superstar: That’s two months’ worth of Bugatti payments.
Intel Beats Bust? Big Time
When it last reported earnings, Intel surpassed Wall Street’s expectations and issued a strong outlook for the rest of 2009. So investors had high hopes for its latest quarterly report. And Intel appears to have met them. Reporting fourth-quarter earnings after market close Thursday, the company blew the doors off consensus estimates that called for 30 cents a share in profit on revenue of $10.17 billion.
Intel Beats Bust? Big Time
When it last reported earnings, Intel surpassed Wall Street’s expectations and issued a strong outlook for the rest of 2009. So investors had high hopes for its latest quarterly report. And Intel appears to have met them. Reporting fourth-quarter earnings after market close Thursday, the company blew the doors off consensus estimates that called for 30 cents a share in profit on revenue of $10.17 billion.