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EU vs Microsoft ; The FAQs
For those of you wanting to find out exactly what went on between the EU and Microsoft, this easy to read FAQs article should help bring you into the know.
[blockquote]Q: What exactly did the European Union say?
A: European regulators said that Microsoft broke EU law by abusing its "near monopoly" market power in the workgroup server and media player markets.
What does Microsoft have to do?
It must create a version of the Windows PC operating system that does not have the Media Player included and offer that to computer makers within 90 days. It also must create "complete and accurate documentation" within 120 days that will allow other companies' workgroup servers to be completely interoperable with Windows. It must pay a fine of about $613 million.
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[blockquote]Q: What exactly did the European Union say?
A: European regulators said that Microsoft broke EU law by abusing its "near monopoly" market power in the workgroup server and media player markets.
What does Microsoft have to do?
It must create a version of the Windows PC operating system that does not have the Media Player included and offer that to computer makers within 90 days. It also must create "complete and accurate documentation" within 120 days that will allow other companies' workgroup servers to be completely interoperable with Windows. It must pay a fine of about $613 million.
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[link=http://news.com.com/2100-1012-5178486.html]Read more[/link] - [link=http://www.short-media.com/comment.php?1230]Related news[/link]
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