Archive for EU Commission
You are browsing the archives of EU Commission.
EU Commission drops antitrust case against Microsoft
It’s early Christmas for the Redmond-based software maker. Microsoft, who was fighting a lost browser battle with the EU Commission for about a decade has finally come to an end. The commission has dropped the antitrust charges and in return Microsoft will offer a browser Choice Screen amongst all OSes (XP, Vista and 7) [...]
Microsoft’s reworked browser ballot offer might get the nod from EU
In the past, Microsoft has been penalized heavily by the European Commission for thwarting browser competition by bundling IE along with Windows copies. Not to attract unwanted attention and further fine from the EU Commission, Microsoft decided to launch Windows 7 E Editions without the IE browser. However, just a month before the official [...]
Intel files an appeal over $1.45b fine
This has taken some time but it’s finally done. Intel has confirmed they’ll be fighting their $1.45b fine legally and have filed an appeal for the same in the Court of First Instance in Luxembourg. Back in May, Intel was imposed a $1.45b fine by the EU Commission on account of using business tactics [...]