EU acts against Microsoft

Submitted by: Stevie Wonder

Source: BBC


The European Union has opened legal action against Microsoft.

It has issued a formal legal warning against the US software giant, alleging it abused its power to gain an edge in the market for server software.


The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, has taken the action following a complaint from Microsoft rival Sun Microsystems. If Microsoft fails to satisfy the commission that its concerns are unfounded, it could face a 10% fine on its revenues. However, in practice fines have never exceeded 1%.



Microsoft has two months to respond, but issued a statement on Thursday saying it was confident it had not broken any EU laws.

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