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The president of the European Court of First Instance had promised a ruling in September on the Microsoft appeal of the European Commission’s antitrust judgement against them. Now “sources” say that the big day will be September 17. Other than the novelty of rumors about a process that moves with glacial slowness, the possibility exists that the Court may spank the European Commission and reduce or eliminate the penalties and restrictions they imposed on Microsoft. Conversely, there is also speculation that a favorable verdict for the European Commission might unleash them to go after Vista.
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July 17th, 2007 at 12:36 PM
[...] Confirming the rumor from early June, The European Court of First Instance announced today that they will rule on September 17 on Microsoft’s appeal of the European Commission’s antitrust judgement against them. There has been some speculation that if the court supports the European Commission, then they will become more aggressive in pursuing complaints about Windows Vista. As for the separate complaint that Microsoft has not been forthcoming with the documentation required by the original judgement, a spokesman for the Commission says that they are “still investigating.” Filed under Legal, Governmental Relations, General Business, Antitrust, Microsoft [Permalink] [TrackBack] [...]