The European Commission and Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people) failed to reach a settlement on Thursday to a landmark antitrust case against the U.S. software giant. EU and U.S. regulators have been involved in legal battles for more than a decade, charging Microsoft with blocking competition. Here is a chronology:
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July 15: European Commission and U.S. Justice Department reach a deal with Microsoft to settle charges that the company used licensing policies to block competition, in particular by software maker Novell, then a rival. Microsoft agrees to modify licensing policies...
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