__/ [ Roy Schestowitz ] on Monday 23 April 2007 23:10 \__
> Microsoft Responds to EU Allegations of Overcharging Rivals
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> | The EU had given Microsoft until Monday night to come through with a
> | response on the fees it seeks from competitors to share computer
> | information, and threatened daily fines that could go as high as $4
> | million a day. It said it will consider the company's reply and
> | decide whether to impose a daily penalty.
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> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,267898,00.html
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>
> Related:
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> From Microsoft's own mouth:
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> "For example, we should take the lead in establishing a common approach
> to UI and to interoperability (of which OLE is only a part). Our efforts
> to date are focussed too much on our own apps, and only incidentally on
> the rest of the industry. We want to own these standards, so we should
> not participate in standards groups. Rather, we should call 'to me' to
> the industry and set a standard that works now and is for everyone's
> benefit. We are large enough that this can work."
>
> http://www.os2site.com/sw/info/comes/px09509.zip (Comes vs Microsoft)
Update:
Microsoft Responds as EU Considers Break-Up
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| "It could be reasonable to draw the conclusion that behavioral remedies
| are ineffective and that a structural remedy is warranted," Kroes
| stated. While it may strike many as odd that the European Union
| could order a company located in the United States to split up or
| otherwise modify its structure, Kroes noted the possibility of
| such remedies is specifically mentioned in EU antitrust law.
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http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Responds_as_EU_Considers_BreakUp/1177353952
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