We think he will be a truly independent adviser. |
We wanted to set the record straight. |
We welcome in particular the fact that the court confirmed that discriminatory pricing agreements for domestic sales and exports to the detriment of consumers in other member states are an illegal, restrictive business practice. |
We were intending to send the statement of objections in the next few weeks. |
We will examine the complaints carefully to see if there has been any violation of EU competition rules. |
We will look at the Polish response carefully. |
We will take into account what was said at the hearing and the documents submitted before we make a decision. It will take several weeks. |
We would have preferred obviously that Microsoft complied quickly as they indicated this time last year that they would. I would like to stress that we expect of course Microsoft to comply with the March 2004 decision and not with their own interpretation of the March 2004 decision. |
We'll have to look at the deal and reply afterwards. |
What they have done is insufficient. It's now two years since the decision. |
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. |