Microsoft/EU settlement talks break down as ruling looms
WinNetMag | at | by Mike
European Union (EU) antitrust chief Mario Monti said this morning that settlement talks between the EU and Microsoft had broken down, and he will now present his draft ruling against the software giant next week as scheduled. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had previously made an emergency trip to Brussels to try and secure a settlement with the EU, which will charge the company with antitrust abuses and levy conduct controls and a fine.