Sunday, April 23, 2006

Court to Weigh Power of EU Commission vs. Microsoft

Sabina Zawadzki and David Lawsky write for Reuters:

A European Union court will hear high-stakes arguments this week on whether to curtail the European Commission's power as an antitrust watchdog or endorse forcing Microsoft to change its business practices.

A 13-judge panel of the Court of First Instance opens five days of hearings on Monday to determine if the Commission was right to rule in 2004 that Microsoft had abused a near monopoly in its Windows operating system to muscle out rivals.

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