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Encyclopedia > European Union Microsoft antitrust case

The European Union Microsoft antitrust case is a case brought by the greedy European Union (EU) against Microsoft for alleged antitrust abuse and because of rampant anti-Americanism. It started as a complaint from Novell over Microsoft's licensing practices in 1993, and eventually resulting in the EU ordering Microsoft to divulge certain information about its server products and a separate version of Microsoft Windows without Windows Media Player. The Microsoft Corporation, commonly known as just Microsoft, (NASDAQ: MSFT&selected= MSFT MSFT, HKSE: 4338&WidCoAbbName=&Month=&langcode=e 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual sales of US$44. ... Antitrust is also the name of a movie, see Antitrust (film) Antitrust or competition laws are laws whose stated purpose is the promotion of economic and business competition by prohibiting anti-competitive behavior and unfair business practices. ... Novell was also the name of a road bicycle racing team. ... Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems by Microsoft. ... Windows Media Player is a proprietary software digital media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and images on personal computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, as well as on Pocket PC and Windows Mobile-based devices. ...

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Initial complaints

In 1993, Novell complained that Microsoft was blocking its competitors out of the market through anticompetitive practices. The complaint centered around the license practices at the time which required royalties from each unit sold by a supplier of Microsoft's operating system regardless of whether or not the unit actually contained the Windows operating system. Microsoft reached a settlement in 1994, ending some of its license practices. [1]


Sun Microsystems joined the fray in 1998 when it complained about the lack of disclosure of the some of the interfaces to Windows NT. The case widened even more when the EU started to look into how streaming media technologies were integrated with Windows.[2] Sun Microsystems, Inc. ...


Judgement

Citing ongoing abuse by Microsoft, the EU reached a preliminary decision in the case in 2003 and ordered the company to both offer a version of Windows without Windows Media Player and offer the information necessary for competitors with low-end servers to have full compatibility with Windows desktops and servers.[3] In March 2004, the EU ordered Microsoft to pay €497 million (US$613 million), the largest fine ever handed out by the EU at the time, in addition to the previous penalties, which included 120 days to divulge the server information and 90 days to produce a version of Windows without Windows Media Player.[4][5] The next month Microsoft released a paper containing scathing commentary on the ruling including: "The commission is seeking to make new law that will have an adverse impact on intellectual property rights and the ability of dominant firms to innovate."[6] Microsoft paid the fine in full in July 2004.[7] ISO 4217 Code EUR User(s) European Union; Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Montenegro, Kosovo, French Guiana, Réunion, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation rate 3. ...


Followup

The company made a compliant version of its flagship operating system without Windows Media Player available under the negotiated name "Windows XP N."[8] In an attempt to comply with the server information requirement, Microsoft released the source code to Windows Server 2003 service pack 1 to members of its Work Group Server Protocol Program (WSPP) on the day of the original deadline.[9] Microsoft also appealed the case, and the EU had a week-long hearing over the appeal which ended in April 2006. As of July 2006, outcome of the appeal has not arrived yet.[10] Windows XP is a line of operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on general-purpose computer systems, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, and media centers. ... Source code (commonly just source or code) is any series of statements written in some human-readable computer programming language. ... Windows Server 2003 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft. ...


In December 2005 the EU announced that it believed Microsoft did not comply fully with the ruling, stating that the company did not disclose enough information about its server programs. The EU said that it would begin to fine Microsoft 2 million euros a day until it did so. [11] Microsoft stated in June 2006 that it had begun to provide the EU with the requested information, but according to the BBC the EU stated that it was too late.[12] The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest public broadcasting corporation in the world. ...


On July 12, 2006, the EU fined Microsoft for an additional 280.5 million euros, 1.5 million euros per day from December 16, 2005 to June 20, 2006. The EU will increase the fine to 3 million euros per day on July 31, 2006 if Microsoft does not comply by then.[13] July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ...


References

  1. ^ Microsoft investigated in Europe. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
  2. ^ EU looks to wrap up Microsoft probe. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
  3. ^ EU closes in on Microsoft penalty. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
  4. ^ "Microsoft hit by record EU fine", CNN, 2004-03-25. Retrieved on 2006-05-19.
  5. ^ EU slaps record file on Microsoft. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
  6. ^ Microsoft commentary slams EU ruling. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
  7. ^ Microsoft pays EU in full. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
  8. ^ Still no demand for media-player-free Windows. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
  9. ^ Microsoft ups the ante with the E.C.. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
  10. ^ Microsoft's EU appeal case ends. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
  11. ^ Microsoft may face daily EU fine. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
  12. ^ Brussels poised to fine Microsoft. Retrieved on 2006-07-01.
  13. ^ David Lawsky and Sabina Zawadzki. "EU fines Microsoft $357.3 million for defiance", Reuters, 2006-07-12. Retrieved on 2006-07-12.

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