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Microsoft's offer to allow rivals access to its software blueprint may not be enough to prevent European Union action, the EU has warned.
The EU has threatened to fine the group 2m euros (£1.4m; $2.4m) a day if it fails to supply adequate information about its server programs.

Brussels will decide whether the offer is enough when it receives full details, a EU spokesman says.

The news came as Microsoft posted a 5% rise in quarterly profits to $3.65bn.

The group said the launch of the Xbox 360 games console and the new SQL Server 2005 corporate database software program had helped boost its profits during the period.

Demand for the products helped push net earnings up to 34 cents a share from 32 cents last year.

Microsoft is currently racing to meet a 15 February deadline to comply with EU demands to open up its software to rivals.