Jonathan Todd
Jonathan Todd
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The role of the European Commission is to ensure proper application of EU competition rules to benefit consumers and companies in Europe, not for the benefit of one company.
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The monitor is an adviser to the European Commission and does not make proposals.
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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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I can confirm that the European Commission has received the complaints and will examine them carefully.
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Member states cannot intervene on competition grounds on mergers of European dimension.
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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.