Microsoft Slammed with New EU Antitrust Probes

Just when Microsoft thought it was safe to do business in the European Union, the government has opened a second complaint against the software giant.EC regulators on Monday said they have initiated two formal antitrust investigations against Microsoft. The investigations fall under two separate categories of alleged infringements of European Commission Treaty rules. The first case deals with interoperability. The second relates to tying separate software products together. Specifically, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office have fallen under scrutiny.

“We will cooperate fully with the commission’s investigation and provide any and all information necessary,” Microsoft said in a statement. “We are committed to ensuring that Microsoft is in full compliance with European law and our obligations as established by the European Court of First Instance in its September 2007 ruling.”

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