Ad
The commission has issued largest single fine the EU has ever imposed on a company (Photo: EUobserver)

Microsoft fined €900 million by Brussels

The European Commission on Wednesday (26 February) fined Microsoft €899 million for not complying with a 2004 anti-trust order – the largest single fine the EU has ever imposed on a company.

According to Brussels, the software firm charged "unreasonable" prices for licences sold to rivals to enable access to secret interoperability information that allows other software to 'plug' into the company's Windows operating system.

Competition commissioner Neelie Kroes sharply criticised ...

To read this story, log in or subscribe

Enjoy access to all articles and 25 years of archives, comment and gift articles. Become a member for as low as €1,75 per week.

Already a member? Login
The commission has issued largest single fine the EU has ever imposed on a company (Photo: EUobserver)

Tags

Ad
Ad
Ad