US Backs Microsoft In Antitrust Fight

Microsoft has long complained that antitrust regulators with the European Union have been holding back information related to the investigation, and US diplomats have raised the issue as well. Should the US government get involved in Microsoft's antitrust fight in Europe? Do Microsoft's accusations of EU duplicity ring true? Talk about it at MSFT) has been exchanged over the long-running antitrust fight. Now the US diplomatic mission has stepped in to voice its concerns that the EU has prevented Microsoft from being able to fully discover just what evidence is in the EU's possession. A Bloomberg Microsoft has been participating in hearings in Brussels about the antitrust case. EU antitrust regulators have threatened fines of $2.4 million per day dating back to December 15th, 2005, if it does not comply with third-party interoperability demands per the EU's terms. The company feels it has fulfilled those demands above and beyond the original request by providing complete technical documentation of Windows Server 2003. Microsoft also released a Del.icio.us") | Yahoo! My Web Drag this to your Bookmarks. David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.