Antitrust regulators from the 15 member nations of the European Union will gather in Brussels on March 15 to discuss a European Commission antitrust ruling against Microsoft, according to a diplomat close to one national regulator. The commission has drafted a preliminary ruling that finds Microsoft guilty of abusing the dominant position of its Windows operating system--a finding that is expected to be supported by the national regulators, the diplomat said Wednesday. A second meeting will be convened within a week of the first one to discuss corrective measures to impose on Microsoft. The second gathering of the so-called advisory committee will also discuss how much to fine the company.
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