Microsoft’s Fight Nears End With European Antitrust Ruling
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Microsoft Corp.’s decade-long struggle against a European Union antitrust probe that led to more than 1.68 billion euros ($2.1 billion) in fines will enter its final phase tomorrow when an EU court rules on the company’s challenge.
The world’s largest software company asked the EU General Court to void an 899 million-euro fine imposed after Microsoft failed to comply with a 2004 antitrust order to provide rivals with data to help them work with the company’s operating-system software. The fine was on top of Microsoft’s earlier penalties of 497 million euros and 280.5 million euros and surpassed only by a 1.06 billion-euro levy against Intel Corp.