Apple vs. Microsoft... what's the freakin difference?

Ok let me set the stage.

Apple is the subject of litigation in France because they won't reveal their DRM to competitors. They refused, so France passed a watered-down version of the bill essentially forcing them to do so (but gave Apple some wiggle room).

Also in Europe... the head of some EU economic board just fined Microsoft $400m for basically being slow/bad at writing manuals that describe their source code and stuff (i.e., the same 'proprietary' crap that Apple is refusing to let go).

What's the freaking difference? Why don't they slap a bigass fine on Apple? I'm no Microsoft fanboi here, but they're at least making an attempt to comply, no matter how crappy it was. Apple, on the other hand, is bitching and moaning and refusing.

Follow-up question: you have a well-greased iPod nano. Where would you tell Steve Jobs to shove it?

Apple vs. Microsoft... what's the freakin difference?downloads

Good point. I still like Apple better, though. Despite this little ordeal they're still overall the lesser of two evils. Plus the design is so much more aesthetically pleasing. Shallow, yes, but I don't care.