Court cuts Microsoft's European fine slightly
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The General Court of the European Union has upheld most of a massive fine against Microsoft Corp. by the European Commission's competition watchdog in 2008.
In a ruling Wednesday, it rejected Microsoft's appeal but did cut the fine by €39 million to €860 million ($1.1 billion).
The fine is technically a "penalty for noncompliance" with a 2004 order by the watchdog for Microsoft to make code available for its server software that would allow competitors' products to interface properly.
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Wednesday's decision "essentially upholds the Commission's decision and rejects all the arguments put forward by Microsoft in support of annulment," the court in Luxembourg said.