Microsoft faces fresh Brussels probe over Office and Windows

Microsoft was facing a fresh probe from Brussels, January 2008, as the European Commission launched its first antitrust investigation into the company since the late 1990s, directly targeting its core technology strategy.

BBC News, 14.1.08: EU launches new Microsoft probes http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7187750.stm

Deutsche Welle, 14.1.08: Microsoft Target of New EU Antitrust Probe http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3058183,00.html

European Commission: MEMO/08/19: Antitrust: Commission initiates formal investigations against Microsoft in two cases of suspected abuse of dominant market position : http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/19&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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