Jonathan Todd
Jonathan Todd
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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.
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The commission regulation on procedures in antitrust cases is very explicit. It says oral hearings should not be held in public.
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The European Commission is not intending at the moment to open a new case against Microsoft. The Commission is, however, determined to ensure the proper application of the March 2004 decision and in particular the remedies imposed by that decision.
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We will take into account what was said at the hearing and the documents submitted before we make a decision. It will take several weeks.
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We are carefully analyzing (Microsoft's) reply and after they have had the opportunity to present their arguments at the oral hearing we will decide whether or not to impose a daily fine.
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We think he will be a truly independent adviser.
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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.
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It would be no good if one broadcaster claimed 99% and the other only 1% of the matches.
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It would be premature to conclude that offering access to source codes would necessarily resolve the problem of compliance.
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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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Professor Barrett is a leading and well-respected computer expert whose name was suggested to the Commission by Microsoft .
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We are going to follow the situation very attentively.
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Technical support is only helpful if the documentation has reached a certain standard.
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We are of the opinion that Microsoft is not in compliance. We are still expecting a reply to our statement of objections.