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EU fines Microsoft $732M over browser ballot debacle
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 03/06/2013 07:58 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
European Union antitrust officials today hit Microsoft with a $732 million fine for failing to live up to a 2009 settlement that requires it to offer Windows users a choice of alternate browsers.
From Computerworld:
EU fines Microsoft $732M over browser ballot debacle
The announcement made by Joaquin Almunia, the European Commission's top antitrust regulator, had been expected after the New York Times reported Tuesday that a "large fine" was imminent in the eight-month-old case.
It was the first time that Europe's regulators had punished a company for shirking an antitrust agreement, something Almunia noted last year and again today.
It was the first time that Europe's regulators had punished a company for shirking an antitrust agreement, something Almunia noted last year and again today.
EU fines Microsoft $732M over browser ballot debacle
