Jonathan Todd
Jonathan Todd
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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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It's not as if we intend to introduce some major shift in approach. It's rather that we will assess in 2007 whether, in light of the cases that we've been dealing with, it would be useful to further clarify the principles.
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The European Commission is not intending at the moment to open a new case against Microsoft. The Commission is, however, determined to ensure the proper application of the March 2004 decision and in particular the remedies imposed by that decision.
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It is now one year since the Court of First Instance confirmed that Microsoft had to comply with the remedies imposed by the March 2004 decision.
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It is one year since the Court of First Instance confirmed Microsoft had to comply with the March 2004 decision. The Commission regrets Microsoft has failed to do so. We would prefer Microsoft to comply with the March 2004 decision, and not with their interpretation of that decision.
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Our independent trustee, who is advising the Commission and who was suggested to us by Microsoft, Professor Neil Barrett, has told us the document is, to quote, 'totally useless'.
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It didn't think of popping around the corner and popping a copy through the door.
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Microsoft has to comply with the March 2004 decision, not with their interpretation of the March 2004 decision.
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Microsoft asked us what could be problematic with Vista, so we told them.
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Microsoft will have the opportunity to explain how this technical support is relevant to the March 2004 decision.
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Microsoft is very attached, as you know, to business secrets -- its own business secrets.
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Microsoft is obliged to comply with the remedies which were imposed in the commission's 2004 decision, nothing more nothing less. We are not moving the goalposts as has been suggested, we are not changing our demands.
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Microsoft is not disclosing complete and accurate interface information to allow non-Microsoft workgroup servers to receive full interoperability with Windows PCs and servers.
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We will look at the Polish response carefully.