Jonathan Todd
Jonathan Todd
currently decision
They have made a request, which is currently under consideration, and we will make a decision before the 25th.
mandate
It is part of the trustee's mandate to have these contacts.
contact discuss information obligation parties require third
It is part of the obligation of the trustee to proactively make contact with third parties and discuss what information they require to make interoperable products.
believe decision final microsoft offer reason respect
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.
lawyers might parties study type whether
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.
agreements business confirmed consumers court detriment domestic exports fact member particular pricing sales states welcome
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.
clearly competition experience prices shows
Experience clearly shows that where there is more competition on a market, prices fall.
carefully competition complaints eu examine violation
We will examine the complaints carefully to see if there has been any violation of EU competition rules.
comply course decision expect last march microsoft obviously preferred quickly stress time year
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.
actions assume commission heart interest launch law microsoft product various wants worry
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.
polish response
We will look at the Polish response carefully.
basis confirmed deadline eight february microsoft nearly reply short statement sufficient weeks
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.
available concerned either elements include microsoft software sold
We are concerned about the possibility that Vista will include software elements which are available separately, either sold by Microsoft or by other software companies.