Europe Goes for Microsoft’s Jugular

January 16th, 2008

European antitrust officials are set on investigating Microsoft for anti-competitive market moves once again, but this time the European Commission could be going for Redmond’s jugular.This round of investigations falls 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 come under scrutiny.

“Recent press reports suggested Microsoft reached a grand settlement with the European Commission, and we expected it to be quiet for a while. Then we look up and a new investigation is under way,” said Keith Hylton, a professor of law at the Boston University School of Law. “I was surprised to see a new investigation so soon.”

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