Microsoft foes: EU last hope for hard stance
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft's opponents see the European Union's antitrust case as their last, best hope to get tough sanctions against the U.S. software giant for allegedly rigging its Windows software to damage competitors. They had been preparing to make their case next month at a hearing on European Commission allegations against Microsoft, but the company--fresh from settling its U.S. antitrust case--decided to dump that hearing. "There is very little point in reiterating the points you made in writing at a hearing where lots of people are shouting at you," said a Brussels lawyer, who asked not to be identified.