EU denies Microsoft's pleas
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Microsoft said Wednesday that the European Commission had refused its plea to see documents it claims are necessary to defend itself against antitrust charges.
"We're very disappointed. The access to these documents is really fundamental," Microsoft associate general counsel Horatio Gutierrez said.
"It sets a very negative precedent for others." EU spokesman Jonathan Todd said a hearing officer, Karen Williams, had decided that correspondence between the commission and an independent monitor were "irrelevant for Microsoft's right of defense."