Oooh, that's gonna sting

The EU just slapped Microsoft with a 1.35 billion dollar fine for non-compliance with the EU's 2004 antitrust order.  That's going to smart, even for Microsoft.

"Microsoft was the first company in 50 years of EU competition policy that the Commission has had to fine for failure to comply with an antitrust decision.  I hope that today's decision closes a dark chapter in Microsoft's record of non-compliance with the Commission's March 2004 decision," EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said in a statement.

This brings Microsoft to a total of over $2.5 billion in fines for violations of the 2004 antitrust order.