This too is technical communication

[Kevin Amery]

On 6/5/07, John Posada <jposada01 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- richard.melanson at us.tel.com wrote:
>
> > You guys think $375,999.00 is enough to get a companies attention??
> > I worked at a semiconductor company for 19 years and IBM held this
> > amount back until we had the PM Manuals and Op Manuals updated. I
>
> What was the amount of the fine from the EU to Microsoft because MS
> refused to document some internal stuff? 613 million dollars?
>
> "In March 2004, the EU ordered Microsoft to pay €497 million (US$613
> million), the largest fine ever handed out by the EU at the time, in
> addition to the previous penalties, which included 120 days to
> divulge the server information... "
>
>
>
> John Posada
> Senior Technical Writer
>
> "They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever.
> So far, so good."
>

The examples are exceptions, though. Most of the time, there's no
financial directly verifiable penalty for bad docs.

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Until next time...

Kevin Amery