The European Unions challenge to Microsofts desktop hegemony has been history-making from the start nine years ago. Heres a look at the highlights from Microsoft Watchs Joe Wilcox.
2Microsoft EU Antitrust: A Case History – September 1998
Sun files complaint about server interoperability.
3Microsoft EU Antitrust: A Case History – 1999-2003
EU conducts an investigation of Microsoft, including legal filings and hearings.
4Microsoft EU Antitrust: A Case History – March 2004
EU rules that Microsoft violated local antitrust laws by bundling the media player with Windows and by unfairly leveraging its desktop monopoly into the server market.
EUs Competition Commission orders Microsoft to release the second version of Win
5Microsoft EU Antitrust: A Case History – April 2004
Microsoft and Sun settle the differences that were raised in the original 1998 complaint.
6Microsoft EU Antitrust: A Case History – June 2004
Microsoft appeals the antitrust ruling to the Court of First Instance.
Microsoft asks the Court of First Instance to suspend remedies pending appeal.
7Microsoft EU Antitrust: A Case History – November 2004
Microsoft settles with complainants CCIA (Computer & Communications Industry Association) and Novell.
8Microsoft EU Antitrust: A Case History – December 2004
Microsoft loses appeal to stay—or put on hold—the antitrust remedies.
Microsoft announces the second, European version of Windows will be called Reduced Media Edition.
9Microsoft EU Antitrust: A Case History – January 2005
Following EUs ire over Reduced Media Edition, Microsoft agrees to change the name of its second Windows version for Europe. The product is later renamed N.
10Microsoft EU Antitrust: A Case History – March 2005
EU issues another warning about Microsofts compliance with the antitrust remedies.
11Microsoft EU Antitrust: A Case History – June 2005
Microsoft releases the Windows N Edition in Europe.
12Microsoft EU Antitrust: A Case History – October 2005
Microsoft settles with EU complainant RealNetworks.
EU appoints British cybercrime expert Neil Barrett as technical advisor to the case.
13Microsoft EU Antitrust: A Case History – December 2005
Microsoft submits protocol technical documentation.
EU files a Statement of Objection.
14Microsoft EU Antitrust: A Case History – January 2006
Microsoft offers up access to Windows Server source code as a way of complying with EU interoperability orders. Some developers call the source code access a poison pill.
15Microsoft EU Antitrust: A Case History – February 2006
Microsoft files response to EUs December 2005 Statement of Objection.
16Microsoft EU Antitrust: A Case History – April 2006
Court of First Instance holds hearing on Microsofts appeal.
17Microsoft EU Antitrust: A Case History – July 2006
The EU fines Microsoft $357 million for failing to properly disclose protocol information.
18Microsoft EU Antitrust: A Case History – November 2006
Microsoft resubmits protocol technical documents to the EU.
19Microsoft EU Antitrust: A Case History – March 2007
EU files formal rejection to Microsoft protocol licensing royalties.
20Microsoft EU Antitrust: A Case History – September 2007
Court of First Instance largely rejects Microsofts appeal, upholding core antitrust findings and remedies imposed against the company.
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