EU antitrust power in balance on Microsoft decision
 

*Source: News.com (http://news.com.com/EU+antitrust+pow...tag=nefd.top)*
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When a European court hands down its landmark Microsoft antitrust decision next Monday, at stake will be nothing less than the power of the European Commission to regulate the high-tech industry.

The decision by the 13-judge Grand Chamber of the Court of First Instance in Luxembourg will determine whether the European Union's executive arm ruled properly in 2004 that Microsoft used its near-monopoly Windows system to push rivals out of the marketplace. Competitive products must perch on that platform.

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