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The ruling comes three and a half years after the European Commission - the E.U.'s antitrust authority - ruled that Microsoft had unfairly abused the near-monopoly power of its Windows personal computer operating system to muscle out rivals.
The European Union's Court of First Instance in Luxembourg - Europe's second-highest court - has now upheld the Commission's March 2004 decision that fined Microsoft a record $670 million and ordered the software giant to change its Windows package to make it more modular and compatible with rival...
It's a crushing blow to Microsoft, which has engaged in a bitter nine-year wrangle with the Commission. But the ruling also confirms the role of the Commission, which had staked its reputation as an antitrust regulator on the case. A defeat would have undermined its authority and risked...
...rivals that attempted to offer more innovative and price-competitive products. Commission President José Manuel Barroso said the ruling "confirms the objectivity and the credibility" of the Commission's competition policy. "This policy protects the European consumer interest and ensures fair competition between businesses," he said. E.U. Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said the Court had set "an important precedent," that dominant companies have to allow competition...
That "yes" would come from Los Angeles's Cultural Heritage Commission, which dedicates anywhere from 30 to 50 monuments a year, according to staffer Ken Bernstein. "The vast majority are saved for architectural significance," says Bernstein, "but the cultural heritage ordinance does allow for and encourage designation of sites that...