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| Microsoft loses anti-trust appeal | Microsoft loses anti-trust appeal |
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| The European Court of First Instance has dismissed Microsoft's appeal in its long-running competition dispute with the European Commission. | The European Court of First Instance has dismissed Microsoft's appeal in its long-running competition dispute with the European Commission. |
| The court upheld the ruling that Microsoft had abused its dominant market position. | The court upheld the ruling that Microsoft had abused its dominant market position. |
| A probe concluded in 2004 that Microsoft was guilty of freezing out rivals in server software and products such as media players. | A probe concluded in 2004 that Microsoft was guilty of freezing out rivals in server software and products such as media players. |
| It was ordered to change its business and fined 497m euros (£343m; $690m). | It was ordered to change its business and fined 497m euros (£343m; $690m). |
| Microsoft has now been ordered to pay 80% of the Commission's legal costs, while the Commission has to carry a specific part of Microsoft's costs. | Microsoft has now been ordered to pay 80% of the Commission's legal costs, while the Commission has to carry a specific part of Microsoft's costs. |
| The court threw out just one small part of the European Commission's ruling, which had established an independent monitoring trustee to supervise Microsoft's behaviour. | |
| The 2004 ruling ordered Microsoft to ensure its products could operate with other computer systems by sharing information with rival software companies. | The 2004 ruling ordered Microsoft to ensure its products could operate with other computer systems by sharing information with rival software companies. |
| It was also ordered to make a version of its Windows operating system available without software such as Media Player. | |
| Last year, Microsoft was told to pay daily fines adding up to 280.5 million euros over a six-month period, after it failed to adhere to the 2004 decision. | Last year, Microsoft was told to pay daily fines adding up to 280.5 million euros over a six-month period, after it failed to adhere to the 2004 decision. |