[ Thanks to Paul
Eggert for this link. ]
“European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti said Monday
his agency will continue to investigate Microsoft Corp.’s alleged
anti-competitive behavior in Europe, no matter what happens in a
similar case in the United States or in the presidential
race.“
“… the Europeans could impose conduct remedies. In fact, when
the United States dropped a computer antitrust case against
International Business Machines Corp. in 1982 the EU continued its
own case.”
“Ultimately, the EU won an agreement from IBM to change its
behavior. Some experts say that helped open the way to the
development of Microsoft.”