Microsoft officially protests EU antitrust fine
WinInfo | at | by Mike
Microsoft on Monday argued before the EU Court of First Instance in Brussels that the $1.4 billion antitrust fine levied against it in February is both "excessive and disproportionate." The European Commission assessed the fine because Microsoft had, at the time, continually delayed its compliance with an EU antitrust verdict against the company.
"The Commission failed to take due account of the fact that the contested decision only concludes that the royalties allegedly established by Microsoft under one particular license were unreasonable," a summary of Microsoft's arguments reads.