Microsoft thumped by European Court of Justice

Lawyers for software giant Microsoft are coming to terms with a $600m fine handed down by European judges for stifling competition. The battle, which has taken nearly ten years to resolve, has left Microsoft executives scrambling to comply with demands from the European Commission that they share software code and sell products separately and not bundled with its operating systems and browser software. The popular Outlook Express email software, used by millions worldwide, will also be more open to competition from rival packages. No matter how omnipotent Microsoft appears, it has no option but to comply or risk further penal fines. Many will quietly approve of the EU decision, though it was the foresight of Bill Gates to model his software company around the internet many years ago that sparked the internet revolution.

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