Jonathan Todd
Jonathan Todd
believe decision final microsoft offer reason respect
We have no reason to believe that they will not make final offer before midnight. We have no reason to believe that Microsoft will not respect the decision made in 2004.
since
What they have done is insufficient. It's now two years since the decision.
engineers improve microsoft plan presented professor proposed work
The only plan professor Barrett has presented was in January, when he proposed that he work with Microsoft engineers to improve the documentation.
compliance continue ensure march total work
the EC will continue to work to ensure Microsoft's total compliance with the March 2004 decision.
mandate
It is part of the trustee's mandate to have these contacts.
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.
comply confirmed court imposed instance march microsoft remedies since year
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.
clarify doubts hanging interest issues legality possible soon
It is in Microsoft's own interest to clarify these issues as soon as possible so as not to have any doubts about the legality of Vista hanging in the air.
cooperation excellent point
I would like to point out, however, that we have excellent cooperation with U.S. antitrust authorities.
lawyers might parties study type whether
Whether or not the new transaction will have to be re-notified will be something that the parties and the lawyers of the parties will have to study very carefully. If, for example, it is a different type of transaction it might have to be re-notified.
available bring code compliance microsoft precisely reply source statement
The onus is on Microsoft to explain, in its reply to the statement of objections today, precisely why and how making the source code available would bring it into compliance with the remedy.