Microsoft warned to cut market share
“When we observe a situation where one producer has a share of 95 percent of the market, it’s a monopoly. It’s not just a monopoly-like situation,” she told reporters in Brussels.
“You can’t say 50 percent would be right,” she said, but added that the Commission, the EU’s top competition regulator, expects from Microsoft “a significant drop in market share.”
Her comments came hours after the European Court of First Instance, Europe’s second-highest court, upheld most of the European Commission’s ruling against Microsoft, including a record fine of 497 million euros (690 million dollars).
The Luxembourg-based court confirmed that Microsoft had used its massive share in operating systems in personal computers to crush rivals in other linked markets.
Kroes also vowed to ensure that the US software giant would respect the Commission’s decision.
“The ruling confirms more than ever that Microsoft must comply with its remedy obligations. I will not tolerate continued non-compliance,” she said.
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