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Earlier this month, the European Commission slapped Microsoft with a fine of over $357 million for breaching a 2004 antitrust agreement; the EC further threatened to fine the company up to €3 million a day unless the company came into compliance by July 31, 2006 by providing complete and accurate documentation enabling third parties to interoperate with its server products. Why, look at the calendar! As of today, Microsoft submitted… Read More

Microsoft says that the European Commission has refused to consider its plea that it review documents the company says are fundamental to appealing antitrust charges levied against it. Representatives from the Redmond software giant expressed disappointment, opining that the Commission's decision sets a negative precedent for other companies conducting business in the EU. EU spokesman Jonathan Todd described the documents as… Read More