Facing $613 million EU fine, Microsoft still wants to settle
crn.com | at | by Mike
With a $613 million fine about to be leveled by the European Union against Microsoft, the software company has given up trying to influence the EU's commissioners and, instead, has approached several antitrust authorities in individual nations in a last-ditch attempt to settle the case.
While Competition Commissioner Mario Monti has been upping the ante against Microsoft in recent weeks, the case will begin to move out of his hands on Wednesday.