Europa condemns Microsoft till fine of 280.5 million Euros
The European Commission has Microsoft a fine of 280.5 million Euros opgelegd because the business still do not satisfies at the requirements that the Commission in March 2004 imposed.
When Microsoft got all a fine opgelegd of 497 million Euros, because the business abuses would have its monopoly position on the European market. Microsoft did this through all sorts of applications to bundle with its operating system, and at the same time other manufacturers insufficient information to furnish about how competitive applications optimally under Windows work.
Next to the fine, Microsoft the demand got to put still sufficient technical information available. about that information since then geargued becomes. Microsoft maintains handed about to have already long sufficient documents, while the European Commission the insufficient grade find remains.
After Microsoft gotten has many times delay, is now the measure full for the European Commission. Under article 24 by regulation 1/2003 has been decided that Microsoft not at the conditions has satisfied.
The busy further on to lead, becomes not only an extra fine given: also becomes the sum raised, for which Microsoft in the future can be condemned, might the business deficiency remain shoot in the eyes of the Commission. Until on at present was maximum an extra fine possible of two million Euros per day that Microsoft not at the requirements satisfies; that is now three million Euros fine per day become.
The Commission has otherwise no gebruikgemaakt of this maximum fine regulation. The sum for which Microsoft now have been condemned, comes eddy on 1.5 million Euros per day that not at the requirements is satisfied.
“The Commission has been obliged for it to see to that businesses self love at the laws the EU. I have emphasizes must follow Frizz always that Microsoft the decision of the Commission of March 2004 complete”, according to the European Commissioner of Competition, Neelie. She wanted to know last week already to see in this affair “no other way out” then a supplementary fine.
“The regret me that (…) Microsoft still no end on its illegal practices made has. No single business stands above the law. Each that commit is in the EU asset, must love self at the laws the EU. I hope of heart that the last technical documentation that Microsoft furnishes, them finally at the requirements will let satisfy and that further fines not necessarily will be”.