We wanted to set the record straight.

Microsoft is obliged to comply with the remedies which were imposed in the commission’s 2004 decision, nothing more nothing less. We are not moving the goalposts as has been suggested, we are not changing our...

The only plan professor Barrett has presented was in January, when he proposed that he work with Microsoft engineers to improve the documentation.

It’s not the kind of normal thing we do, but we have done so because Microsoft is alleging the trustee acted in an inappropriate manner in terms of contacting other companies. We wanted to make...

We have no reason to believe that they will not make final offer before midnight. We have no reason to believe that Microsoft will not respect the decision made in 2004.

The hearing officer maintained her position that the correspondence is internal and in principle irrelevant for the purposes of Microsoft’s rights of defense.

However, technical support is only helpful once the documentation has reached a certain quality standard … the Commission’s preliminary view is that the technical documentation still does not comply with the requirements of the decision.

We have not yet agreed (on) the trustee with Microsoft.

The Commission welcomes the ruling and will have a more detailed statement at midday.

We are carefully analyzing (Microsoft’s) reply and after they have had the opportunity to present their arguments at the oral hearing we will decide whether or not to impose a daily fine.

It wants to launch another product without having to worry about the [European] Commission instituting various actions under antitrust law. The commission’s concern is that computer manufacturers or consumers might be prevented from having a...

It would be no good if one broadcaster claimed 99% and the other only 1% of the matches.

It’s not comparable to a seller on the high street where the customer has a choice of supply. It’s a company with a dominant market position. The commission has found Microsoft to be abusing that...