European panel threatens Microsoft with fines
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Microsoft must make it easier for developers of free programs to work with Windows by June 1 or face new European antitrust charges, people familiar with the matter said.
The European Commission is threatening Microsoft with fines because the company's response to a March 2004 order doesn't go far enough, said the sources, who declined to be identified. Microsoft contends the commission's demands go beyond the original decision, they said. The Windows operating system runs more than 90 percent of the world's personal computers.