The European Commission has opened two new antitrust investigations of Microsoft's activities.
The first case is in response to a complaint from the European Committee for Interoperable Systems, a Brussels-based trade group of which Opera Software is a member, and concerns the interoperability of Windows with other software, the Commission said Monday.
The second investigation is looking into Microsoft's tactic of bundling software products with its Windows operating system. This follows a complaint to the Commission by Opera, a Norwegian browser developer.
Both issues featured in the Commission's landmark March 2004 antitrust decision against Microsoft, which the company unsuccessfully challenged in court.
(More to come.)
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Microsoft antitrust troubles continue in Europe with two new casesBy Microsoft Subnet on January 14, 2008, 12:19 pmEurope is downright determined to reign in antitrust mischief from Microsoft, which can only be called a good thing, as the U.S.'s attempts have been completely...
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Anti-American, Anti-Business Cry-babies Alive and Well in EuropeBy Rick on January 15, 2008, 9:48 amThese attacks on the legimate property of American businesses are getting more absurd each passing year. Socialist and anti-property rights wackos are running amok...
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Fiat is not a monopolyBy Calistus Obrien on January 15, 2008, 10:23 amMissing in your argument is monopoly power and the impact of monopolistic abuse. Fiat is not a monopoly. Chevy can cry all they want. Microsoft is a monopoly...
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