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Microsoft is appealing the $1.3 billion (€899 million) fine imposed on it by the European Union for failing to honor a 2004 antitrust agreement, the company said Friday.
Microsoft spokesman Jack Evans said via e-mail Friday that the company has filed an application with the Court of First Instance in Luxembourg to annul the European Commission (EC) decision of Feb. 27, which imposed the fine against Microsoft.
"We are filing this appeal in a constructive effort to seek clarity from the Court," the company said in an e-mailed statement. Microsoft is not commenting further.
The Commission could not be reached immediately for comment Friday.
Microsoft finally came into compliance with its EU antitrust ruling -- which originally surrounded Microsoft's bundling of Windows Media Player into the Windows client OS -- in late October 2007. Microsoft had fought for several years to overturn the original ruling and imposed fine of then around $600 million (€497 million), but lost its appeal in September 2007.
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Since February, Microsoft has published tens of thousands of pages of documentation for protocols online and made them openly available to developers. It has said it will continue on this path to promote more interoperability between its products and those of third parties.
Microsoft has faced nearly $2.6 billion (€1.7 billion) in antitrust fines in the EU.
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Forgive the fine? Microsoft can hope ... By Microsoft Subnet on May 9, 2008, 7:47 pmMicrosoft, don't hold your breath that the EU will pat you on the shoulder and forgive the $1.3 fine it imposed in February. It is good for all concerned (including...
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