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From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"@the field.near the bridge">

Summary:

"The material continues to be incomplete, inaccurate and unusable."

Adam

http://news.com.com/Europe+Microsoft+still+out+of+compliance/2100-1014_3-604843
2.html?tag=nefd.top

"After reviewing the latest documents submitted by Microsoft in its antitrust
case, the European Commission announced Friday that it sent a letter to the
software giant reaffirming its view that the company is out of compliance with
its antitrust order.

The letter is the latest blow to the software maker as it heads toward its oral
hearing in the case. After the hearing, scheduled for March 30 and 31, the
Commission will make a final decision on whether to impose a daily fine of
$2.36 million (2 million euros), which would remain in force until Microsoft
comes into compliance with the Commission's historic antitrust order.

The Commission, which in December issued a "statement of objections" that said
Microsoft had not complied with its 2004 order, had its monitoring trustee,
Neil Barrett, review additional information Microsoft supplied after the
"statement of objections" was released. The order calls for Microsoft to
provide accurate and adequate protocol information to allow rivals' technology
to interoperate with Windows PCs and servers.

"The monitoring trustee notes that although it was improved slightly,
'nothing substantial was added to the technical documentation,' compared
to the previous version," according to a statement by the Commission. "The
material continues to be incomplete, inaccurate and unusable."

The Commission also had Taeus Europe, a European subsidiary of intellectual
property valuation and reverse engineering firm Taeus International, review the
Microsoft documents.

Taeus' report describes various parts of the documentation as "entirely
inadequate" and "self-contradictory," according to the Commission statement.
"Taeus concludes that Microsoft's documentation was written
'primarily to maximize volume (page count) while minimizing useful
information.'"

Microsoft, however, contends it has gone above and beyond industry requirements
for documentation.

"Microsoft has submitted...a large volume of expert testimony that finds in the
clearest of terms that Microsoft's documentation reaches or exceeds every
industry standard for the documentation of such technologies," Microsoft said
in a statement. "The fact that the Commission has sought to review the evidence
after issuing its December
'statement of objections' shows quite clearly that the "statement'...is
fundamentally flawed and should be withdrawn."

Should the Commission issue a final decision against Microsoft, the software
giant would face a retroactive fine of $2.36 million a day for the period
between Dec. 15 and the date the final decision is issued. The Commission may
then take additional steps to extend the daily fine until Microsoft complies
with the order. "


Adam

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