Jonathan Todd
Jonathan Todd
They are not the judge. We are the judge,
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The commission will remain determined to ensure full compliance with the March 2004 decision. The commission is obliged under treaty rules to ensure the proper application of the competition law to the benefit of consumers and companies, and not to the benefit of any individual company.
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The commission will be explaining to the court why it considers the decision of March 2004 was well-founded.
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The Commission welcomes the ruling and will have a more detailed statement at midday.
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The Commission's hearing officer maintained her position that correspondence between the Commission and the trustee and technical experts is internal.
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The Commission remains committed to ensuring full compliance with its March 2004 decision.
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The commission regulation on procedures in antitrust cases is very explicit. It says oral hearings should not be held in public.
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The Commission has not been told about this offer by Microsoft. The only information we have is what they have given to the press.
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The commission expects Microsoft to respect the principles established by the March 2004 decision when designing and implementing Vista.
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The Commission did this because it has reason to believe that the companies concerned may have violated rules on cartels and restricted business practices.
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The Justice Department and the Commission's competition department have regular contact on this case.
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The hearing officer maintained her position that the correspondence is internal and in principle irrelevant for the purposes of Microsoft's rights of defense.
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The Department of Justice is also stating that Microsoft is failing to provide requisite technical information.
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The goalposts have not moved... We are not making new and changing demands. We simply request that Microsoft comply with what is in the March 2004 decision... Nothing more, nothing less.