
A new fine of 899 million euro fine imposed is a Microsoft. The giant of 'science is accused of continuing to abuse its dominant position even after the condemnation of the EU Commission in March 2004. We recall that the fine ² already cost the group of Bill Gates from a dizzying figure: 497 million.
'It is the first time in 50 years that the EU Commission imposed a fine for failure to comply with an antitrust decision, "said EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes. "This fine is then passed to an issue that is resolved," is the reply of 'American company.
In practice, the Brussels company accuses U.S. of failing to fulfill its obligations stated in its decision of March 2004 within the deadline of 22 October 2007, continuing to impose "unreasonable and excessive prices" for access to its computer records in order to make more difficult dialogue between their systems and those of competing groups.
Tags: EU Commission, Dell, Microsoft, ROE, USA
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