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E.U./U.S.: Microsoft in big troubles

By  |  September 19, 2012
E.U./U.S.: Microsoft in big troubles

The European Union regulators are gathering information for another antitrust complaint over Microsoft Corp’s failure to comply with a settlement reached in the past about giving choice to consumers regarding web browsers. Microsoft blamed a technical error in July for the non-compliance. The EC has not set a timeframe or a deadline to send the statement of objections and the complaint might not be publicly available. A statement of objections lists alleged violations of competition rules and is a precursor to possible fines. 

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