Jonathan Todd
Jonathan Todd
access codes conclude offering premature problem resolve source
It would be premature to conclude that offering access to source codes would necessarily resolve the problem of compliance.
access code compliance conclude lack premature problem resolve source
It would be premature to conclude access to the source code would resolve the problem of the lack of compliance with our decision.
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It's not comparable to a seller on the high street where the customer has a choice of supply. It's a company with a dominant market position. The commission has found Microsoft to be abusing that dominant market position by failing to make its technical information available.
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It is therefore premature for Microsoft to claim that the Commission has prejudiced their rights of defense.
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As a result of our investigation and our contact with the two companies, they have now amended their practices so that consumers will now be able to buy other brands of cars from dealerships that were previously exclusively for BMW, Mini and General Motors.
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It will be at least several weeks because it's a complicated matter and we will have to digest very carefully the information that we obtain from the hearings and the information that we have obtained in writing.
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It's not the kind of normal thing we do, but we have done so because Microsoft is alleging the trustee acted in an inappropriate manner in terms of contacting other companies. We wanted to make crystal clear that he is obligated to be proactive.
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It's the quality and not the quantity that counts. You can give half-a-million pages, but if it's not the right information for competitors to be able to make compatible work group server products then it doesn't resolve the compliance issue.
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.
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It is the commission that decides if Microsoft is in compliance with the ruling, not Microsoft.
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The role of the European Commission is to ensure proper application of EU competition rules to benefit consumers and companies in Europe, not for the benefit of one company.
currently decision
They have made a request, which is currently under consideration, and we will make a decision before the 25th.
assess cases clarify dealing further intend introduce light major rather shift useful
It's not as if we intend to introduce some major shift in approach. It's rather that we will assess in 2007 whether, in light of the cases that we've been dealing with, it would be useful to further clarify the principles.