Once again, Microsoft has responded to charges of anticompetitive behavior, this time before the European Commission, which late last year conducted closed-door hearings in Brussels, Belgium. Microsoft is accused of illegally using its dominance in the operating system market to influence the low-end server market and illegally tying Windows Media Player to the Windows operating system.
In press releases, the commission has pointed out that the European charges are different from those brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, primarily because the investigation in Europe concerns different products. However, the underlying conduct is very similar.
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