Jonathan Todd
Jonathan Todd
adviser commission european monitor
The monitor is an adviser to the European Commission and does not make proposals.
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The Commission welcomes the ruling and will have a more detailed statement at midday.
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The Commission remains committed to ensuring full compliance with its March 2004 decision.
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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 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 will be explaining to the court why it considers the decision of March 2004 was well-founded.
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Several companies have expressed their concerns to the Commission concerning Microsoft's Vista operating system.
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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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I can confirm the Commission is due to consider sending a letter to Poland warning Poland the Commission considers that they may be in breach of Article 21 of the merger regulations, which gives the Commission exclusive competence over mergers of a European dimension.
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If the Commission is not satisfied with the Polish authorities' response, it would have the possibility of adopting a formal decision declaring that Poland was in breach of Article 21 of the merger regulations.
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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 expects Microsoft to respect the principles established by the March 2004 decision when designing and implementing Vista.
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It is the commission that decides if Microsoft is in compliance with the ruling, not Microsoft.
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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'.