Microsoft ruling may not bolster Europe's new case, warns lawyer
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Don't count your chickens... A landmark court ruling which last year backed the European Commission's last competition action against Microsoft may not be as helpful in its current action as has been widely thought, according to a competition lawyer.â¦
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PARIS - IT industry watchers and legal observers were skeptical Wednesday of the significance of a ruling by a European court that MicrosoftÂ must comply with antitrust remedies imposed by the European Commission. Analysts doubted the power of the remedies to achieve their stated goal of boosting competition in two key software markets: workgroup servers and media players.
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A European Union court ruled Wednesday that Microsoft Corp. will have to abide immediately by an EU ruling that forces the software giant to change its commercial practices before the appeals procedure runs its full course.
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A European court confirmed on Tuesday that it will rule on September 17 on whether software giant Microsoft  broke European Union antitrust regulations.
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THE RULING: Microsoft Corp. lost an appeal at the European Union's Court of First Instance to get a landmark 2004 antitrust ruling and record 497 million euro ($613 million) fine overturned.
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A European Union judge is due to  decide this week if antitrust sanctions imposed on Microsoft  should be suspended -- a move the software giant hopes would  lead to new settlement talks.
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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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It concerns the European Commission ruling against Microsoft in March this year. Brussels found Microsoft guilty of breaking European Union antitrust law by abusing a dominant position in the market for PC operating systems.
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BRUSSELS -- The judge deciding whether to uphold or suspend the European Union's landmark antitrust ruling against Microsoft Corp. prefers encouraging parties to find a &quot;third way&quot; outside of litigation -- partly because that's the way things are often done in his home country of Denmark.
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A European Union court rules on Monday  whether Microsoft abused its near-monopoly on computer  operating systems to push out rivals, in a protracted case that  has major implications on the EU&#39;s power to enforce antitrust  policy.
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Microsoft must comply with behavioral remedies imposed by the European Commission, but observers are skeptical of the difference they will make.
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A European Union court ruled Wednesday that Microsoft will have to abide immediately by an EU ruling that forces the software giant to change its commercial practices before the appeals procedure runs its full course. -AP
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Legal observers are sceptical of the significance of a ruling by a European court that Microsoft must comply with anti-trust remedies imposed by the European Commission.
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BREAKING NEWS - The European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg has ruled against Microsoft in its appeal of a March 2004 finding of the European Commission. In so doing, the Court upholds the EC's finding that Microsoft abused its dominant market position in Europe, first by failing to supply access to its protocols for enabling interoperability with its communications software in Windows and Windows Server, and second by bundling its Media Player with Windows XP.
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LUXEMBOURG Microsoft warned a European appeals court on Thursday that software developers and consumers would face dire consequences should legal sanctions intended to hinder its ability to dominate the markets for desktop media players and server
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Microsoft isn't quite begging, but the company is hoping a European court will cut it some major slack in its fight against an antitrust ruling, citing concerns that PC users will get the short end of the stick. -washingtonpost.com
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A European Union appeals court's decision to uphold a 2004 antitrust order against Microsoft Corp. means that U.S.-based multinationals will continue to face tougher competition rules in Europe than at home, legal experts said.