US diplomats intervene in Microsoft EU case
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
As it makes a final effort during two days of hearings to avert daily fines of up to 2 million ($2.4 million) in its ongoing antitrust fight with the European Commission, Microsoft has received sympathy, if not support, from a powerful friend: The U.S. government.
U.S. diplomats have intervened, urging the European Commission as well as all 25 national governments in the European Union to be fair to the company, diplomats and Commission officials said Thursday as the closed-door hearings got underway.