Re: [OT] Microsoft's teeny punishment by the EU

[Lou Losee <llosee@hvc.rr.com>]

* John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org> [2004-03-23 23:25]:
> Lou writes:
> > They may not like it, however, with over $50 billion in cash reserves
> > paying a $600 million fine is sort of like a normal person paying a
> > speeding ticket.
> 
> A $5000 speeding ticket.

Don't understand how you figure that...

$600 million is only 1.2% of the $50 billion cash reserve.  So if I had
to pay a fine of $5000 that would imply I had a $416,666 cash reserve.

So if I had $10,000 cash reserve I figure my fine would be about $120.

Perhaps you have more money in the bank than I do!

Lou