EU defers antitrust advice until Microsoft verdict
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| The Commission decided in 2004 that Microsoft broke EU law by
| abusing the dominance of its Windows operating system to muscle
| out rivals, fining the company 497 million euros ($678 million)
| and demanding changes to its business practices.
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http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20070502:MTFH41447_2007-05-02_15-06-47_L02584022&type=comktNews&rpc=44
http://tinyurl.com/2x2wuq
RealNetworks 1st-qtr profit up, revenues rise
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| Both quarters included proceeds from the settlement of litigation
| against Microsoft and commercial agreements with the software giant.
| The first quarter of 2007 reflects the final payment to be received
| under the agreements.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070502/microsoft_insider_transactions.html?.v=1
Bail money. The criminal is never truly prosecuted and punished. Not even in
Iowa...
The EC has begun thinking about splitting Microsoft.
Recently in the news:
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
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
Microsoft:
"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
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