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/ 24 March 2004

EU fines Microsoft $613-million

The European Union declared Microsoft guilty on Wednesday of abusing its "near monopoly" with Windows to squeeze competitors in other markets and levied a record fine of 497,2-million euros ($613-million). The EU’s antitrust authority is also demanding changes in the way the United States software company operates.
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