Jonathan Todd
Jonathan Todd
confirm deadline decision early hope taken
I can confirm that the deadline is today, before midnight. A decision has not yet been taken, but I hope for all our sakes that it will be taken as early as possible.
confirm explicitly formal hearing microsoft officer public refused regulation request
I can confirm that Microsoft did make a formal request for the hearing to be public and the request was refused by the hearing officer because the procedural regulation explicitly prohibits this.
car increased less prices
Car prices have increased less than the price of inflation.
falls measures merger relating
Governments do not have right to take measures relating to competition, if it is a merger that falls under our (jurisdiction).
mandate
It is part of the trustee's mandate to have these contacts.
contact discuss information obligation parties require third
It is part of the obligation of the trustee to proactively make contact with third parties and discuss what information they require to make interoperable products.
commission compliance decides microsoft
It is the commission that decides if Microsoft is in compliance with the ruling, not Microsoft.
compliance half information million pages resolve
It's all very well to give 12,000 pages -- they could give half a million -- but if it's not the right information for competitors to make Microsoft-compatible workgroup servers it doesn't resolve the compliance with the remedy.
asking beyond microsoft necessary
It's not necessary for Microsoft to go beyond what we are asking for.
claim commission microsoft prejudiced premature rights therefore
It is therefore premature for Microsoft to claim that the Commission has prejudiced their rights of defense.
acted clear crystal kindness manner microsoft normal obligated terms
It's not the kind of normal thing we do, but we have done so because Microsoft is alleging the trustee acted in an inappropriate manner in terms of contacting other companies. We wanted to make crystal clear that he is obligated to be proactive.
compatible compliance group information products quality quantity resolve work
It's the quality and not the quantity that counts. You can give half-a-million pages, but if it's not the right information for competitors to be able to make compatible work group server products then it doesn't resolve the compliance issue.
currently decision
They have made a request, which is currently under consideration, and we will make a decision before the 25th.
carefully digest hearings information matter obtain obtained several weeks
It will be at least several weeks because it's a complicated matter and we will have to digest very carefully the information that we obtain from the hearings and the information that we have obtained in writing.