Regulators Want Microsoft to Pull Media Player; Tech Giant Plans.... Byron Acohido and Noelle Knox.
by Acohido, Byron; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 73Business. Publisher: USA Today, 2004ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Antitrust law (International law) | Bundling (Marketing) | Competition -- International | European Commission | European Union | Fines (Penalties) | Globalization | International business enterprises | Media players (Computer programs) | Microsoft Corporation | Monopolies | Windows operating systemsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "European antitrust regulators slammed Microsoft on Wednesday [March 24, 2004] with far-reaching sanctions that could force the world's largest software maker to alter the way it does business globally. The European Commission ruled that Microsoft abused its monopoly of the Windows operating system, which runs 94 percent of PCs." (USA TODAY) This article reveals that the EU fined Microsoft $613 million and placed restrictions on its media players and midsized computer servers.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Regulators Want Microsoft to Pull Media Player; Tech Giant Plans..., March 24, 2004; pp. n.p..
"European antitrust regulators slammed Microsoft on Wednesday [March 24, 2004] with far-reaching sanctions that could force the world's largest software maker to alter the way it does business globally. The European Commission ruled that Microsoft abused its monopoly of the Windows operating system, which runs 94 percent of PCs." (USA TODAY) This article reveals that the EU fined Microsoft $613 million and placed restrictions on its media players and midsized computer servers.
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