Microsoft backs down in EU tussle
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Computer giant Microsoft will not appeal against an EU order forcing it to provide a stripped-down version of its Windows operating system.
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Dealing Microsoft a major legal setback, a European court yesterday rejected the software giant&#39;s appeal to suspend antitrust sanctions imposed by European regulators in March.
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The European Commission's Neelie Kroes told a Dutch newspaper this week that she was pressured by the United States government to go easy on Microsoft. In the article, she criticized government officials for interfering in an EU matter.
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The European Union&#39;s executive arm ruled out fresh negotiations with Microsoft to settle an anti-trust case after an EU court upheld its sanctions against the software giant.
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Microsoft has lost its appeal to block antitrust sanctions, originally imposed by the European Commission (EC) in March this year.
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The European Union&#39;s new executive chief has been forced to back down over his team of commissioners amid opposition in the European Parliament.
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BRUSSELS/LUXEMBOURG  - Microsoft suffered a stunning defeat on Monday when a European Union court backed a European Commission ruling that the U.S. software giant illegally abused its market power to crush competitors.
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The European Commission be at battle stations, aimin' to fire back a salvo in its vendetta against Microsoft. Yaaar.
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Microsoft asked a European Union  judge Thursday to freeze a European Commission order forcing it  to share technology with competitors, but a rival said the  software giant used to provide such information freely.
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Microsoft Corp. lost a European Union court appeal on Wednesday against sanctions imposed by EU regulators that will force it to change business practices and sell a stripped-down version of Windows.
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Microsoft is locked in a war of words with Brussels about the launch of its new Windows Vista operating system.
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The European Commission has set out its formal objections to Microsoft and Time Warner taking control of digital rights management company ContentGuard Holdings.
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Just when Microsoft thought it was safe to do business in the European Union, the government has opened a second complaint against the software giant.
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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 (Nasdaq: MSFT) says it will obey any directives issued by the European Union  over the modification of Windows. European regulators have ordered the  world's biggest software maker to offer a version of its operating  system without its media player.
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An EU committee ruled on Monday that  Microsoft  failed to comply with a landmark antitrust  decision, paving the way for fines of up to 2 million euros  (&#36;2.56 million) a day, a source familiar with the situation  said.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union threatened Microsoft Corp. on Thursday with fines as high as $4 million a day, claiming the software company was still not offering a fair deal to rivals seeking to make their products more compatible with Windows.