As the ECJ finally rejected the appeal of Microsoft against the CFI ruling that broadly confirmed the 2004 Commission decision, a bitter taste remains in the mouth. On the paper, the villains were defeated and have been severely punished. But everyone agrees that it is more of a Pyrrhic victory for the Commission and EC competition law in general. Half a billion euros in sanctions, an obligation to disclose inter-operation information to competitors and compulsory distribution of a “reduced” version of Windows, this may seem impressive.
The Microsoft case : will dream and day unite ?
Friday, October 5 2007 By Eurobeauf | Competition | 9 comments
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Homo europeaus part. I : the one who loved consensus
Sunday, September 30 2007 By Eurobeauf | 9 comments
I don’t know if you have noticed, but there is a common point between most major political ideologies of the 20th century. Okay, yes, they all had a fancy into long and boring speeches, ugly ans old-fashioned artworks and useless mass demonstrations.
But apart from that, they all wanted to create a New Man. Yes, a New Man ! You know, when all those intellectuals finally went out of their offices to have a drink or two, they had to realize that their table neighbours did not quite fit into their grand design. So, at first they went depressed and stopped thinking and writing. Some even considered becoming journalists or politicians.
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