It's not easy being Mean

I feel sorry for Microsoft. I really do. Here they are, a convicted monopolist here in the US. No matter where they go and try a fresh start, their bad luck just seems to follow them. And those mean old Europeans want to fine them 2 million euros per day (per day!) just because Microsoft is trying to earn money the old fashioned way - through absolute market control.

I mean, even the judges over here in America are ganging up with those mean old Europeans to punish poor little Mickeysoft. Look at what mean old District Court Judge Mark Wolf in Boston had to say to the poor pitiful Softies:

"Enforcing Microsoft's ... subpoena to Novell would circumvent and undermine the law of the European Community concerning how a litigant may obtain third-party documents...," the judge said in a harshly-worded 12-page decision issued on Monday.

See? Harshly worded! There was no need for that! I tell you, there is no justice in this world. No justice at all!