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1. Europe Takes Bite Out of Microsoft.

Author

Blau, John

Subjects
*COMPUTER industry, *COMPUTER operating systems, *COMPUTER software
Abstract

In April 2004, the European Commission in Brussels took bold steps to curb Microsoft's control of the computer software market by slapping the company with tough sanctions aimed at its treasured "bundling" strategy and crafted to influence its future behavior in the market. In the landmark ruling drafted by Mario Monti, the European Union's competition commissioner, Monti called Microsoft an abusive monopolist and issued a set of far-reaching penalties. If the decision stands up to appeal, Microsoft will be required to offer a version of its desktop Windows operating system software without the Media Player application built into it. It must also share "interface documentation" so that competitors can more readily design servers to interact with the company's software, and it must pay the European Commission a 600 million U.S. dollar fine, the biggest fine ever imposed by EU competition regulators.

Published
2004
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2. Europe's Case On Microsoft May Be Too Late.

Author

Mitchener, Brandon and Tam, Pui-Wing

Subjects
*COMPUTER software industry, *ANTITRUST investigations, *COMPUTER software, *COMPUTER industry, *COMPUTER users, *ACTIONS & defenses (Law), COMPETITION
Abstract

Examines the antitrust case involving Microsoft Corp. in Europe, focusing on the market for digital media-player software. Claims of European regulators regarding Microsoft's presence in the desktop software market and competition within the software industry; Number of device manufacturers and software companies that run software using Microsoft's Windows Media Audio (WMA) as a standard; Comments from Mark Mulligan, senior analyst at Jupiter Research, regarding the computers users' preference for ease in computing.

Published
2003

3. Microsoft Yields In Brussels Case.

Subjects
*COMPUTER operating systems, *COMPUTER software, *COMPUTER industry, *COMPUTER software industry
Abstract

Reports on the decision of Microsoft Corp. not to appeal a court ruling that requires the company to sell in Europe a version of its Windows operating system without its media-playing software.

Published
2005

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