EU's Antitrust probe of Microsoft to end
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The European Union expects to wrap up its 3-year-old investigation into Microsoft early next year, the EU antitrust chief said in comments published Thursday. A preliminary ruling in the EU case had been expected by the end of this year, but EU officials were holding off while Microsoft's settlement with U.S. authorities was pending. A judge in Washington approved that settlement last month with only minor changes.
In comments made Tuesday at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Competition Commissioner Mario Monti said it was now "realistic to expect a final conclusion in the first part of next year."