Monday, March 15, 2004
Europeans: Microsoft a monopoly
Who knew?
The European Union's antitrust office won unanimous backing from national regulators on Monday for a draft ruling against Microsoft that people familiar with the ruling say finds that the U.S. software giant abused its Windows monopoly. The draft orders deep changes in the way the company operates. Amelia Torres, a spokeswoman for the European Commission, said the closed-door session with representatives of the 15 EU governments ended around midday. "The member states have unanimously backed the commission's draft decision," she said, without elaborating.
(via Herald Trib)
