Microsoft Corp. next week plans to file its official appeal to the European Commission's decision earlier this year that it broke European competition law. At the close of a five-year investigation into Microsoft's business practices in the Europe Union (E.U.), the Commission in March fined the vendor a record €497.2 million (US$607 million, as of Thursday) and restricted its business practices in the region. Microsoft at the time said it would challenge the ruling. The company intends to file its appeal brief with the European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg next week, Microsoft spokesman Jim Desler said Thursday. "We look forward to filing our appeal and believe we have a very strong case to present to the court," he said.
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