[IP] EU judge upholds penalties against Microsoft
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From: Adam Peake <ajp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: December 22, 2004 6:33:46 AM EST
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: EU judge upholds penalties against Microsoft
EU judge upholds penalties against Microsoft
Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:44 AM ET
By Douglas Bakshian and David Lawsky
LUXEMBOURG/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft has lost a European Union
court appeal against sanctions imposed by EU regulators that would
force it to change business practices and sell a stripped-down version
of Windows.
The Court of First Instance on Wednesday upheld the penalties imposed
by the executive European Commission when it levied a record fine in
March, finding the U.S. software giant had abused the virtual monopoly
of its computer operating system Windows.
"Microsoft has not demonstrated specifically that it might suffer
serious and irreparable damage," Court of First Instance President Bo
Vesterdorf said.
His order left in tatters Microsoft's push to reach a negotiated
settlement as quickly as possible, which would have required the
Commission to rescind a major decision for the first time in its
history.
Rest at
<http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?
type=topNews&storyID=642539>
Microsoft can appeal to the European Court of Justice.
Adam
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