Jonathan Todd
Jonathan Todd
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The onus is on Microsoft to explain, in its reply to the statement of objections today, precisely why and how making the source code available would bring it into compliance with the remedy.
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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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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.
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It is the commission that decides if Microsoft is in compliance with the ruling, not Microsoft.
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It's all very well to give 12,000 pages -- they could give half a million -- but if it's not the right information for competitors to make Microsoft-compatible workgroup servers it doesn't resolve the compliance with the remedy.
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the EC will continue to work to ensure Microsoft's total compliance with the March 2004 decision.
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The commission will remain determined to ensure full compliance with the March 2004 decision. The commission is obliged under treaty rules to ensure the proper application of the competition law to the benefit of consumers and companies, and not to the benefit of any individual company.
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The Commission remains committed to ensuring full compliance with its 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 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 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 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.
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We think he will be a truly independent adviser.