Microsoft defends self against European punishment
In a written explanation, Microsoft want to know to not to be it once with the EU-pronunciation of 24 March. Microsoft was condemned then till the paying of a fine of 497.2 million Euros.
To now appeared wild the Commission initially a lower fine impose, namely 165.7 million Euros. This had to break as severely for of the antitrustlawgeving. The sum then has been doubled because `het otherwise no effect would have by a business with a billions profit', reports The Welled Street Journal.
After the doubling of the 165 million Euros is it yet once with 50 per cent raised because Microsoft, after the warning of the EU, five year and five months is continued with the breaking of monopoly rule.
Microsoft remains there however by that there no talk is of abuse of the monopoly position. Also about the height of the fine and the decision a Windows-version without Media Player out to bring, exists resistance by the softwaregigant.
On the site of the European Union is the complete pronunciation after reading.