The European Commission will charge Microsoft for failing to comply with a 2009 ruling that had ordered the software giant to provide users in the European Union with a choice of Web browsers, the EU’s antitrust chief said Thursday. The EC will likely levy a hefty fine on the company. This is just the latest round in a battle that has been waged between the EC and Microsoft for more than a decade, costing the company more than $1 billion in fines. The EC opened its latest investigation into the matter in July and began drafting formal charges this week.
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EC Tightens Noose Over Microsoft's Browser Choice Blunder
Posted by: Peter Suciu September 27, 2012 03:03 PMThe European Commission will charge Microsoft for failing to comply with a 2009 ruling that had ordered the software giant to provide users in the European Union with a choice of Web browsers, the EU’s antitrust chief said Thursday. The EC will likely levy a hefty fine on the company. This is just the latest round in a battle that has been waged between the EC and Microsoft for more than a decade, costing the company more than $1 billion in fines. The EC opened its latest investigation into the matter in July and began drafting formal charges this week.