I've been following from time to time this issue and it seems to me that EU should have already been charged in the 2 million *2 yrs * 365 days = 1,5 billions! Is it the case?
Or like most ppl seems to say still trying to evade that cost. Therefore MS will wake up one day with a hefty fine on the mail? I'm guessing EU already asking for is 1,5 billions.
From articile:
In a Decision of 10 November 2005 pursuant to Article 24(1) of Regulation 1/2003 (see IP/05/1695), the Commission specified that Microsoft would be subject to daily penalty payments of up to 2 million from 16 December 2005, if by 15 December 2005, it had not complied with its obligation to: (i) provide complete and accurate interoperability information; and (ii) charge reasonable royalty rates for that information. In addition, the Commission Decision of 12 July 2006 pursuant to Article 24(2) (see IP/06/979) also contained a provision pursuant to Article 24(1) of Regulation 1/2003 which specified that in the event of continued non-compliance, the daily penalty payment to which Microsoft could be subject would rise to 3 million from 1 August 2006.
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It's the one who invaded britain of course.
I've been following from time to time this issue and it seems to me that EU should have already been charged in the 2 million *2 yrs * 365 days = 1,5 billions! Is it the case? Or like most ppl seems to say still trying to evade that cost. Therefore MS will wake up one day with a hefty fine on the mail? I'm guessing EU already asking for is 1,5 billions. From articile: In a Decision of 10 November 2005 pursuant to Article 24(1) of Regulation 1/2003 (see IP/05/1695), the Commission specified that Microsoft would be subject to daily penalty payments of up to 2 million from 16 December 2005, if by 15 December 2005, it had not complied with its obligation to: (i) provide complete and accurate interoperability information; and (ii) charge reasonable royalty rates for that information. In addition, the Commission Decision of 12 July 2006 pursuant to Article 24(2) (see IP/06/979) also contained a provision pursuant to Article 24(1) of Regulation 1/2003 which specified that in the event of continued non-compliance, the daily penalty payment to which Microsoft could be subject would rise to 3 million from 1 August 2006.