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Dell finally fined $4 million in NY fraud case

Remember back in May 2008 when Dell was found guilty of “engaging in deceptive business practices related to financing promotions for its computers and technical support?” Yeah, those were the days, and now just 15 and a half months after the verdict, the computer maker is now paying up to the tune of $4 million — not as paltry as its $30,000 Taiwan fine , but still less than one percent of its quarterly profits. We know, it’s the thought the counts. Filed under: Desktops , Laptops Dell finally fined $4 million in NY fraud case originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read

[ More ] September 21st, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Desktops |

Pirate Bay fires its copyright-busting cannon at YouTube

Supposedly, the The Pirate Bay guys were found guilty in their recent trial in Sweden, and, supposedly, they got sentenced to a year in prison and had to pay $4.5 million in damages. But back in the parallel universe which happens to be the real world, they’ve appealed the verdict and could probably keep doing so for the next few years. So in the meantime they need to keep busy, and what better way to do this than start a new user driven video portal to take on YouTube, called, predictably, Video Bay , allowing users to post and share video clips without having to worry about copyright violations. Seems reasonable. It’s not like they need to attract any

[ More ] June 29th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Object |