posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 5:44 PM
by
pal_pritam
European court has turned down Microsoft appeal
European court has turned down an appeal by Microsoft to delay hard-hitting sanctions from the European Commission. In March, the European Commission imposed the sanctions on Microsoft after finding that it had abused the virtual monopoly of its Windows computer operating system. The Commission demanded Microsoft change its business practices, and levied a fine of 497m euros (£331m; $613m), the biggest it had ever imposed in an anti-trust case.
BBC is reporting at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4117217.stm