The meaningfulness of the 2004 ruling is at stake here. So far no one has bought a license to see Microsoft's technical documentation. There is a danger that this side of the case could be rendered meaningless. |
The settlement strengthens the Commission's case. Real has already provided evidence for the case, and that record is complete and in Luxembourg. |
There is no compliance yet and it is about time there was compliance. |
There was no new plan. |
There's a striking similarity between Microsoft's efforts to evade compliance with the European decision and its failure to properly comply with the U.S. settlement. |
They would dump millions of lines of code and finding what competitors need to interoperate would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Even the most sophisticated software engineers would be lost. |
This has crucial implications for Linux on desktops. |
This is about whether Microsoft can go on bundling products with Windows and pushing out competitors. |
We believe the commission is right to insist on the rapid and efficient implementation of its antitrust decision. |
We have evidence that Microsoft has refused to disclose formatting and other information. Word processing, spreadsheets and presentation programs can't achieve full interoperability with Microsoft Office. |
What Microsoft is talking about is freedom for them to innovate, not others. |