Gates downplays EU legal problems

Microsoft chairman says European Union dispute is unimportant relative to his company's overall strong relations with the bloc.

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[technewsjunkie]

Rome is burning

"What, me worry?"

[Captain_Spock]

"Bill Gates says...

... his company's legal dispute with the European Union is relatively unimportant in view of the company's overall strong relations with the 25-member bloc." Just what is the total user population of the 25-member EU Bloc, can anyone say. I would just like to make some comparisons between the potential Chinese and the Indian Sub-Continent markets! As to why the Microsoft Chairman "said Microsoft was a "key partner" in the EU's plans to raise its competitiveness" when American jobs in the IT and Automotive industries are continually being outsourced to other countries around the world (India, China)... this Microsoft's position may seem contrary to the statements -- "Charity Begins At Home" and "Self Preservation Is The "First" Law Of Nature"!