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Microsoft has suffered a surprise defeat at the hands of the European courts after a nine-year battle with the European Commission over competition issues.
The European Court of the First Instance backed a decision made by the Commission in 2004 that Microsoft had abused its market position to crush competitors.
It upheld a record €497m (£345m) fine imposed on the software giant and reiterated demands for Microsoft to disclose proprietary data and strip music and video software from a version of its Windows operating system.
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The European Court of the First Instance backed a decision made by the Commission in 2004 that Microsoft had abused its market position to crush competitors.
It upheld a record €497m (£345m) fine imposed on the software giant and reiterated demands for Microsoft to disclose proprietary data and strip music and video software from a version of its Windows operating system.
Read the news here.