Microsoft loses EU antitrust appeal / Microsoft faces fresh antitrust probes / Microsoft bows to the EU system / Microsoft mandate

The long-running dispute between Microsoft and the European Union was finally decided on 17 September 2007, with the delivery of the judgment in ECFI Case T-201/04 Microsoft v Commission.

This record provides reports, analysis and comment from the Financial Times on the outcome of the case, plus links to further related sources of information

BBC News, 17.9.07: Microsoft loses anti-trust appeal http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6998272.stm

European Commission: DG Competition: Policy Areas: Antitrust: Cases: Microsoft case http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/antitrust/cases/microsoft/index.html

Wikipedia: European Union v. Microsoft http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Microsoft_antitrust_case

European Court of Justice: Press Release, No.63, 2007: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-201/04 http://curia.europa.eu/en/actu/communiques/cp07/aff/cp070063en.pdf

European Commission: MEMO/07/359: Antitrust: Commission welcomes CFI ruling upholding Commission’s decision on Microsoft's abuse of dominant market position http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/359&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: SPEECH/07/539: Neelie Kroes: Introductory remarks on CFI ruling on Microsoft's abuse of dominant market position http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/07/539&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

United States: Department of Justice: Press Release, 17.9.07: Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, Thomas O. Barnett, Issues Statement on European Microsoft Decision http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2007/September/07_at_725.html

EUR-LEX: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Grand Chamber) of 17 September 2007: Microsoft Corp. v Commission of the European Communities. 62004A0201 http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:62004A0201:EN:NOT

European Parliament: Article, 20.9.07: Consumers will benefit from Microsoft antitrust ruling say MEPs http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/story_page/049-10524-260-09-38-909-20070920STO10523-2007-17-09-2007/default_en.htm

American Antitrust Institute: Commentary: Harry First on Strong Spine, Weak Underbelly: The CFI Microsoft Decision, October 2007 http://www.antitrustinstitute.org/archives/files/First_Strong%20Spine_100220071356.pdf

European Parliament: Article, 9.10.07: EU Competition Commissioner Kroes discusses Microsoft case with MEPs http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/story_page/049-11321-282-10-41-909-20071008STO11297-2007-09-10-2007/default_en.htm

BBC News, 22.10.07: Microsoft to carry out EU ruling http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7056288.stm

European Commission: Press Release: IP/07/1567: Antitrust: Commission ensures compliance with 2004 Decision against Microsoft http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/1567&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: SPEECH/07/647: Introductory remarks on Microsoft's compliance with March 2004 antitrust decision http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/07/647&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

Deutsche Welle, 22.10.07: Microsoft to Comply With EU Antitrust Measures http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2835704,00.html

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