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Timeline of European Commission Cases against Microsoft, 1998-2009 Updated: December 16, 2009 1998 The European Commission opens an investigation relating to server interoperability based on a complaint from Sun Microsystems. 2000 The Commission opens an investigation, on its own initiative, into the issue of whether Microsoft unlawfully included media playback capabilities in Windows. 2004 March !" The Commission issues its decision that Microsoft has abused a dominant market position, re#uiring Microsoft to create a version of Windows without Windows Media $layer and to make technical documentation for its proprietary Windows Server communications protocols available to competitors. 2005 %n &une, Microsoft releases a version of Windows in Europe without Windows Media $layer, called Windows '$ (. )ecember *+" Microsoft makes available additional technical documentation for its protocols and royalty information. The Commission issues a Statement of ,b-ections stating that this documentation is not in compliance with its ..! decision. 2006 &anuary !" Microsoft announces an e/panded effort to provide all technical documentation re#uired. 0p to 1.. Microsoft personnel work on the documentation throughout the year. &uly * " The Commission fines Microsoft 2 3..+ million for inade#uate technical documentation and announces that any further finding on non4compliance will result in fines of up to 21 million per day. 2007 March *" The Commission issues a Statement of ,b-ections stating that Microsoft5s pricing for patents reading on its protocol specifications is not reasonable and non4 discriminatory. September *6" The European Court of 7irst %nstance upholds virtually all of the Commission5s ..! decision. Microsoft declines to appeal to the European Court of &ustice. ,ctober " 7ollowing discussions between Commissioner (eelie 8roes and Steve 9allmer, the Commission declares that Microsoft is now in full compliance with the ..! decision. 2008 &anuary *!" The Commission announces two new investigations. ,ne is based on complaints from an industry association of Microsoft competitors relating to interoperability, and the other is based on a complaint from European browser maker ,pera relating to inclusion of %E in Windows.

7ebruary 6" The Commission fines Microsoft 23:: million for protocol pricing under in the ..! decision, for the period prior to ,ctober , ..6. %n May, Microsoft appeals the fine; the case is still pending. 2009 &anuary *+" The Commission issues a Statement of ,b-ections e/pressing the preliminary view that including %E in Windows since *::< was an abuse of Microsoft5s dominant position. &uly !" 7ollowing months of e/tensive discussions, the Commission =welcomes> Microsoft proposals relating to %nternet E/plorer in Windows and a proposed undertaking relating to interoperability. ?ater that month, Microsoft decides to ship in Europe the same version of Windows 6 that will be available in the rest of the world. ,ctober 6" The Commission announces that it will submit Microsoft5s proposals to market testing @ the final step prior to formal adoption. )ecember *<" The Commission formally accepts Microsoft5s proposals, thus fully resolving the Commission5s competition law concerns relating to %nternet E/plorer in Windows and to interoperability.

Zvends president i lart Microsoft dhe avokati i t prgjithshme Brad Smith diskuton njoftimin e BE-s me gazetart n kampusin Microsoft n Redmond, Washington, 7 tetor 2009.
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