Microsoft asks for public antitrust hearing
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft said Tuesday that it has asked for a public hearing to present arguments that it is complying with the European Commission's 2004 antitrust ruling. The Commission, however, has so far denied the request.
Microsoft in a statement said that it wanted a planned two-day hearing, at which the company can present its arguments on compliance, to be open. While it was normally the Commissions policy to hold such hearings in private, Microsoft said that the hearing should be conducted in an "open forum." Such sessions are normally private to protect the party under investigation but, the statement said, Microsoft was prepared to "waive its right" to a confidential hearing to ensure a "full and fair examination of the issues of the case."