In long Microsoft standoff, momentum swings toward EU regulators
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BRUSSELS, Belgium  - A court ruling this week gives European Union's trustbusters the upper hand in their long battle with Microsoft Corp.
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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
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WASHINGTON  - Microsoft received a bloody nose in its legal battle to suspend European sanctions, but the financial hit is likely no more than a glancing blow, analysts said.
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BRUSSELS, Sep 21 (IPS) - Microsoft will still wield enormous power in the  global computer industry despite this week's ruling by a  European court that the Seattle-based corporation has abused its  monopoly.
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The European Commission is due to fine  Microsoft on Wednesday as part of a hard-line approach toward  getting the software giant to comply with antitrust sanctions  that appears to be bearing fruit.
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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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BRUSSELS With about a month left in office, the European Union&#39;s antitrust chief, Mario Monti, this week faces some of the legal consequences of both the first and the most recent of his controversial decisions against US companies during his five years
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THE EUROPEAN UNION said that despite the fact that two of its key witnesses in its anti trust dispute against Microsoft have pulled out, it still has enough evidence to bring the monopolist to book.
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The European commission, which fined Microsoft a record â¬497m (Â£345) this year for abusing its dominant position, yesterday vowed to continue pursuing the US software group through the courts for anti-competitive behaviour.
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Microsoft Corp.'s five-year legal battle in Europe moves into a public courtroom for the first time as the software giant tries to get the European Union's landmark antitrust ruling against it lifted.
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A European court on Wednesday ruled against Microsoft in its long-running antitrust confrontation with the European Commission over the company&#39;s Windows software.
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When Europe's second-highest court rules Monday on Microsoft Corp.'s appeal of its landmark antitrust conviction, more will be at stake for regulators than just the behavior of the world's largest software company.
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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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European antitrust regulators worry that Microsoft could dominate the burgeoning market for digital rights management software
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Software giant Microsoft Corp. hopes an impending court ruling on its five-year antitrust battle with the European Union will bring both sides back to the negotiating table, but EU regulators still balk at resuming direct negotiations, officials said Thursday.
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After years of expensive litigation aimed at weakening its hold on the software market, Microsoft (MSFT:Nasdaq - news - research) is on the verge of settling with nearly all of its opponents.
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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.