The European Commission has hit M$ with a $357MM fine, and could fine them an added $3.8MM/day as of the end of the month if they don’t comply with a 2004 order to open up Windows APIs and effectively debundle Windows Media Player from its OS.
M$, not surprisingly, is appealing the fine, saying it’s complied with the ruling (or will by the deadline):
Mr Smith said Microsoft would argue that the commission’s original demand was too vague, and that the company had since done everything it could to comply with the ruling and provide all the information that was required.Microsoft expected to deliver the final bundle of information for use by rival software firms on 18 July, he said, well ahead of the EC’s deadline of July 24.
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