Inside the EU Court's Ruling: Microsoft's Abuse of Dominance
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This morning's ruling from the European Court of First Instance dissects both Microsoft's and the European Commission's arguments with logical, plain-spoken precision. It makes the point that Microsoft doesn't get to decide what "interoperability," "bundling," and "evolution" mean. But neither does the EC.
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LUXEMBOURG - The judge deciding whether Microsoft Corp. must comply with the European Commission's remedies for the company's antitrust violations questioned Friday whether the steps ordered by the Commission will effectively curb Microsoft's power.
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Microsoft has lost on all key points in its competition dispute with the European Commission - but what is the impact of the ruling?
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European regulators won a big court victory this week but CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says Microsoft must fend off a bigger challenge.
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The European Union (EU)&#39;s Court of First Instance will decide between 18 and 20 December whether to suspend the European Commission&#39;s sanctions against software giant Microsoft
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BRUSSELS, Belgium  - A European Union court ruled Wednesday that Microsoft Corp. must immediately share some trade secrets with competitors and produce a version of its Windows operating system stripped of a program that plays music and video.
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Two of the European Union&#39;s landmark antitrust decisions against US companies are in court this week as WorldCom Inc. seeks a moral victory and Microsoft Corp.
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LUXEMBOURG: A European Union judge assessed on Thursday how the desertion of the EUâs biggest allies in its anti-trust case against Microsoft will affect proceedings in the five-year legal battle.
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A European Union judge will weigh on Friday whether Microsoft should be forced to remove its music and video player from its Windows operating software
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A European court begins delivering its verdict in the long-running competition dispute with Microsoft.
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Like many, I was pretty shocked by the recent Microsoft-EU deal to settle the long-running investigation into interoperability issues.  This was not so much because of the way Microsoft has used every kind of delaying tactic it could before eventually agreeing (for the nth time) to try harder in the future.  My real dismay was provoked by the gap between appearance and reality â a chasm that I think bodes ill for the future of open source. read more
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The European judge deciding whether to suspend the European Union's landmark antitrust ruling against Microsoft Corp. pushed the EU to justify its sweeping order &#151; questioning Friday whether the move would rein in the U.S. software giant or raise costs for others.
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Europeâs second-highest court today upheld a ruling that found the software company abused its dominance in computer operating systems.
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Key dates in the European Union's antitrust proceedings against Microsoft Corp.:
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When a European court hands down its  landmark Microsoft  antitrust decision next Monday, at  stake will be nothing less than the power of the European  Commission to regulate the high-tech industry.
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BRUSSELS: A European Union court ruled yesterday that Microsoft must immediately divulge some trade secrets to competitors and produce a version of its flagship Windows operating system stripped of the program that plays music and video.
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(InfoWorld) - European Union Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes has slammed comments from the U.S. Department of Justice about Monday's European courtÂ ruling on an antitrust judgment against Microsoft. [ Video:Â Commissioner talks Microsoft antitrust appealÂ | Plus:Â EC wins appeal, but MS dominates marketÂ |Â Ruling renews hope for developersÂ |Â With MS ruling, a precedent for IT in EuropeÂ ] Kroes described the criticism of the ruling as "totally unacceptable" during a news conference in Brussels on Wednesday. The DOJ's Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, Thomas Barnett, criticized the ruling sharply on Monday, warning that it could "have the unfortunate consequence of harming consumers by chilling innovation and discouraging competition." Kroes fired back: "I think it's totally unacceptable [that a representative of the U.S. government] should criticize an independent court's decision. The Commission doesn't pass judgement on rulings in U.S. courts. We expect the same respect," she said. On Monday the Court of First Instance, Europe's second-highest court, dismissed an appeal by Microsoft against the Commission's 2004 antitrust ruling against the company. The DOJ statement added: "In the United States, anti-trust laws are enforced to protect consumers by protecting competition, not competitors". Barring "demonstrable consumer harm, all companies, including dominant firms, are encouraged to compete vigorously." Kroes, who plans to visit Washington D.C. in the coming weeks, said that if Microsoft is unhappy with the court ruling it should appeal it to Europe's top court, the Court of Justice.