Jonathan Todd
Jonathan Todd
clarify doubts hanging interest issues legality possible soon
It is in Microsoft's own interest to clarify these issues as soon as possible so as not to have any doubts about the legality of Vista hanging in the air.
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Our independent trustee, who is advising the Commission and who was suggested to us by Microsoft, Professor Neil Barrett, has told us the document is, to quote, 'totally useless'.
given players problem seems seen taken
Given we have never seen players taken on for 10 years, there seems to be a problem here.
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If the Court of First Instance upholds the March 2004 decision then it should be possible for the protocols that do not embody innovations to be circulated under open-source licenses.
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If the Commission is not satisfied with the Polish authorities' response, it would have the possibility of adopting a formal decision declaring that Poland was in breach of Article 21 of the merger regulations.
He is an advisor, he doesn't make plans.
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Whether or not the new transaction will have to be re-notified will be something that the parties and the lawyers of the parties will have to study very carefully. If, for example, it is a different type of transaction it might have to be re-notified.
since
What they have done is insufficient. It's now two years since the decision.
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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.
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We hope he will announce measures to ensure compliance. We hope that clarifies the position.
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We were intending to send the statement of objections in the next few weeks.
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I would like to point out, however, that we have excellent cooperation with U.S. antitrust authorities.
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Microsoft has to comply with the March 2004 decision, not with their interpretation of the March 2004 decision.
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Microsoft asked us what could be problematic with Vista, so we told them.