Microsoft responses to EU Commission claims
Reuters | at | by Mike
Microsoft said on Wednesday it was examining a new statment by the European Commission on its probe of the software giant, but said it was unfortunate that the three-year-old probe would now take longer.
"We are exmaining its contents thorougly now to assess the concerns in detail," said spokeswoman Tiffany Steckler in Paris. She said the company believes "it is somethwat unfortunate as it lengthens the proceedings that have already been going on for three years."
Microsoft has taken some steps already that respond to concerns raised by the European Commission as a result of as separate case in the United States, she said.