EC hard on Microsoft.

(From Business Line)

TOO LITTLE, TOO late may be the obvious refrain of the information technology industry observers to the European Commission decision to slap a record fine on Microsoft and impose specific 'conduct remedies' to stop what the EC calls its anti-competitive behaviour. After a five-year-long investigation, the EC has concluded that Microsoft abused its near-monopoly in the Windows operating system for personal computers into the adjacent markets of server operating systems and media players. The impact of the EC decision on Microsoft may be minimal. The fine of $611 million (497 million euros) is less than 30 days of net profit of Microsoft based on …