10/22: Microsoft Will Not Appeal EU Ruling; Now in Compliance
Posted by Patrick
Microsoft will not appeal the EU ruling that reaffirmed the 2004 antitrust decision made by the European Commission. Microsoft has complied with the decision and will no longer be penalized. Here are the changes that have been made, according to Reuters:
First, open source software developers will be able to access and use the interoperability information. Microsoft will not assert patents against non-commercial open source software development projects.
Second, the royalties payable for this information will be reduced to a nominal one-off payment of 10,000 euros.
Third, the royalties for a worldwide license including patents will be reduced from 5.95 percent to 0.4 percent, far less than the 7 percent originally demanded by Microsoft.
Second, the royalties payable for this information will be reduced to a nominal one-off payment of 10,000 euros.
Third, the royalties for a worldwide license including patents will be reduced from 5.95 percent to 0.4 percent, far less than the 7 percent originally demanded by Microsoft.
