China Fines Microsoft Over Xbox Venture

Oh no, how will Microsoft ever come up with $31,000 to pay this fine?!?

Microsoft Corp and its Chinese partner in an Xbox game console venture have been fined by China's commerce ministry for breaching antitrust rules but escaped serious punishment after it deemed they did not hamper free market competition.

they could fire 31 chinese workers in return.

Hey you didn't do anything wrong. But pay us anyway.


Reminds me when Alpharetta police gave me a ticket for not having my proof of insurance. When in Georgia you don't have too. The judge dismissed the case but there was a $40 service charge.