The Commission has not been told about this offer by Microsoft. The only information we have is what they have given to the press. |
The commission regulation on procedures in antitrust cases is very explicit. It says oral hearings should not be held in public. |
The Commission remains committed to ensuring full compliance with its March 2004 decision. |
The Commission welcomes the ruling and will have a more detailed statement at midday. |
The commission will be explaining to the court why it considers the decision of March 2004 was well-founded. |
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. |
The Commission would like nothing better than to put outstanding issues with Microsoft behind us. |
The Commission's hearing officer maintained her position that correspondence between the Commission and the trustee and technical experts is internal. |
The deadline is midnight (2300 GMT). There is no way of telling if it will arrive at 11:59 (2259 GMT) tonight or earlier. The decision on whether or not we need to impose these daily fines will be taken in light of the information received from Microsoft. |
The deadline is midnight. There is no way of telling if it will arrive at 11:59 tonight or earlier. The decision on whether or not we need to impose these daily fines will be taken in light of the information received from Microsoft. |
The Department of Justice is also stating that Microsoft is failing to provide requisite technical information. |
the EC will continue to work to ensure Microsoft's total compliance with the March 2004 decision. |
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. |
The goalposts have not moved... We are not making new and changing demands. We simply request that Microsoft comply with what is in the March 2004 decision... Nothing more, nothing less. |
The hearing officer maintained her position that the correspondence is internal and in principle irrelevant for the purposes of Microsoft's rights of defense. |