Jonathan Todd
Jonathan Todd
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She said, 'I want a better set of remedies,' and she got them. She's a good negotiator.
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She refused the extension on the grounds that the time period of eight weeks should be sufficient for Microsoft.
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Let me be clear, the Commission's position is that Microsoft is obliged to comply with the remedies imposed by the Commission's March 2004 decision, nothing more, nothing less. We are not moving goal posts, we are not changing our demands.
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We have 25 working days to decide whether we think there may be some negative impact on effective competition or not.
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We can only begin our analysis once we have received the details in writing and so far all we have received is the press release.
polish response
We will look at the Polish response carefully.
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We'll have to look at the deal and reply afterwards.
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There is also the possibility that we won't have all the necessary technical information so that competitors will be able to make a product that is compatible with Vista.
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We would have preferred obviously that Microsoft complied quickly as they indicated this time last year that they would. I would like to stress that we expect of course Microsoft to comply with the March 2004 decision and not with their own interpretation of the March 2004 decision.
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We will examine the complaints carefully to see if there has been any violation of EU competition rules.
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We have confirmed the deadline of February 15 on the basis that nearly eight weeks should be sufficient for Microsoft to reply to a comparatively short statement of objections.
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We assume Microsoft has its own interest at heart and it wants to launch another product without having to worry about the Commission instituting various actions under antitrust law because of this product.
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We welcome in particular the fact that the court confirmed that discriminatory pricing agreements for domestic sales and exports to the detriment of consumers in other member states are an illegal, restrictive business practice.
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Experience clearly shows that where there is more competition on a market, prices fall.