Microsoft and the European Commission will face off in Luxembourg today (24 April) as the EU's second highest court begins hearings on the software giant's appeal of a €497 million fine for violating EU competiton law.
The commission ruled in 2004 that Microsoft was squeezing out competition in the media player market, preventing other software developers from making products that work with Windows by holding back technical information.
The EU antitrust regulator told Microsoft t...
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