Microsoft, EU heading to court in September
WinNetMag | at | by Mike
Oral arguments in Microsoft's first court date with the European Union (EU) will start September 30, 2004, according to Bo Vesterdorf, the president of the European Court of First Instance. The arguments, which will last two days, will focus on Microsoft's request to suspend the penalties of the EU's antitrust decision against the company while Microsoft prepares its appeal.
And regardless of the outcome of these arguments, Microsoft will still have to face Vesterdorf and several other European judges, who will decide the substance of Microsoft's appeal. That appeal could take up to five years, according to legal experts.