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images/news/microsoft.jpgMicrosoft said Monday it will take the necessary steps to comply with a European Union ruling after an appeal court gave the software giant a stinging defeat. Now Microsoft will have to share code with rivals to ensure interoperability.
Specifically, The EU’s second highest court backed a European Commission ruling that Microsoft abused its power to thwart rivals. The biggest issue: Whether Microsoft has to share code to make software interoperable.
European regulators issued an antitrust ruling in 2004 that Microsoft hurt consumer choice by tying new applications to Windows. The 2004 decision ruled that Microsoft must offer a version of Windows without media player software and also provide interface information for the server operating system to competitors.
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Specifically, The EU’s second highest court backed a European Commission ruling that Microsoft abused its power to thwart rivals. The biggest issue: Whether Microsoft has to share code to make software interoperable.
European regulators issued an antitrust ruling in 2004 that Microsoft hurt consumer choice by tying new applications to Windows. The 2004 decision ruled that Microsoft must offer a version of Windows without media player software and also provide interface information for the server operating system to competitors.
Read more @ ZDNet
