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Microsoft Claims Breakthrough in EU Fines Hearing

Sabina Zawadzki and Darren Ennis write for Reuters:

Microsoft's top lawyer said on Friday there had been a breakthrough in the U.S. software company's dispute with the European Commission at a hearing into antitrust fines ordered by Brussels.

"As I said in the hearing, I believe that we have had a breakthrough," Brad Smith told reporters at the end of the two-day hearing into the Commission's plan to start fining Microsoft 2 million euros ($2.4 million) a day.

The EU's executive, which accuses Microsoft of blocking competition by witholding information on its business software, said it would take its time before deciding whether to proceed with the fines.

posted by Fergie @ 3/31/2006 11:06:00 AM