| Microsoft v. Commission | |
|---|---|
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| Submitted 7 June 2004 Decided 17 September 2007 | |
| Full case name | Microsoft Corporation v. Commission of the European Communities |
| Case | T-201/04 |
| CelexID | 62004A0201 |
| Case type | Action for annulment, Appeal against penalty |
| Chamber | Grand chamber |
| Nationality of parties | United States |
| Court composition | |
| President Bo Vesterdorf | |
Microsoft Corp. v. Commission (2007; T-201/04) is a case brought by the European Commission of the European Union (EU) against Microsoft for abuse of its dominant position in the market (according to competition law). It started as a complaint from Sun Microsystems over Microsoft's licensing practices in 1993, and eventually resulted in the EU ordering Microsoft to divulge certain information about its server products and release a version of Microsoft Windows without Windows Media Player. The European Commission especially focused on the interoperability issue.[1]
- ^ "The Microsoft case by the numbers: comparison between U.S. and E.U." leconcurrentialiste.com. 10 February 2014.