According to this Reuters article, Microsoft, the “world’s largest software maker had abused its dominant market position to crush rivals.”
This is not acceptable by the EU and the Union has ruled that Microsoft is wrong. The company may now have to change it business practices now as a result of the ruling, as “The verdict may be appealed only on points of law and not of fact.”
Read this. There may be more suits of the same kind now tried with other companies, which may create a more fair business environment in Europe. Perhaps there will be spillover to the rest of the world.
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