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THE MICROSOFT CASE

By Alessia2
  • THE STARTING POINT

    THE STARTING POINT

    SUN MICROSYTEMS SENDS A LETTER OF COMPLAINTS TO MICROSOFT BECAUSE OF HIS REFUSAL OF GIVING TECHNICAL INFORMATION
  • DECISION OF COMMISSION TO FINE MICROSOFT

    DECISION OF COMMISSION TO FINE MICROSOFT

    After a five-year period of investigations, the European Commission fines Microsoft for his abuse of dominant position.
  • COMMISSION DECISION TO IMPOSE A PENALTY FOR MICROSOFT NON-COMPLIANCE

    COMMISSION DECISION TO IMPOSE A PENALTY FOR MICROSOFT NON-COMPLIANCE

    Commission imposes penalty payment of €280.5 million on Microsoft for continued non-compliance with March 2004 Decision
  • COURT OF JUSTICE CONFIRMS THE DECISION OF THE COMMISSION

    COURT OF JUSTICE CONFIRMS THE DECISION OF THE COMMISSION

    The Court of Justice upholds the European Commission’s 2004 decision on Microsoft's abuse of its dominant market position and confirms the totality of the fine imposed.
  • NEW PENALTY IMPOSED ON MICROSOFT

    NEW PENALTY IMPOSED ON MICROSOFT

    The European Commission imposes further € 899 million penalty on Microsoft for non-compliance with March 2004 Decision
  • NEW PROCEEDING AGAINST MICROSOFT

    NEW PROCEEDING AGAINST MICROSOFT

    the European Commission confirms sending a Statement of Objections to Microsoft on the tying of Internet Explorer to Windows
  • MICROSOFT COMMITMENT

    MICROSOFT COMMITMENT

    the European Commission accepts Microsoft commitments to give users browser choice
  • MICROSOFT IMPLEMENTS HIS COMMITMENTS

    MICROSOFT IMPLEMENTS HIS COMMITMENTS

    The European Commission welcomes Microsoft's roll-out of web browser choice
  • FAILURE OF COMPLIANCE WITH PREVIOUS COMMITMENTS

    FAILURE OF COMPLIANCE WITH PREVIOUS COMMITMENTS

    The European Commission sends a Statement of Objections to Microsoft on non-compliance with browser choice commitments: in the updated version of Windows the choice is absent; Microsoft says that the omission is the result of a "technical error" but a new proceeding is opened.
  • MICROSOFT FINED FOR LACK OF COMPLIANCE

    MICROSOFT FINED FOR LACK OF COMPLIANCE

    Commission fines Microsoft € 561.000.000,00 for non-compliance with browser choice commitments: it's the first time that the EC punishes a company for non compliance with previous commitments.