Microsoft tells EU it will ship Vista

Vikingod · Oct 13, 2006, 02:04 PM

Source: Reuters
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Software giant Microsoft told the European Commission it will not delay shipping its new Windows operating system, Vista, to Europe, after fears that it might do so because of its regulatory disputes there.

The commissioner at the European Union's top antitrust authority, Neelie Kroes, told reporters on Friday she had spoken to Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer on Thursday evening.

"He announced that they have intention to ship it (Vista) globally," she told reporters on the sidelines of a competition conference in Italy.

After a years-long antitrust case against Microsoft and a record fine of close to half a billion euros (almost $630 million) for anti-competitive behavior, Kroes warned Microsoft last March that she had concerns about Vista.

Oct 13, 2006, 02:04 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Microsoft tells EU it will ship Vista Source: Reuters ___________ Software giant Microsoft told the European Commission it will not delay shipping its new Windows operating system, Vista, to Europe, after fears that it might do so because of its regulatory disputes there. The commissioner at the European Union's top antitrust authority, Neelie Kroes, told reporters on Friday she had spoken to Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer on Thursday evening. "He announced that they have intention to ship it (Vista) globally," she told reporters on the sidelines of a competition conference in Italy. After a years-long antitrust case against Microsoft and a record fine of close to half a billion euros (almost $630 million) for anti-competitive behavior, Kroes warned Microsoft last March that she had concerns about Vista.