ACT disappointed as Microsoft talks break down

The Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), which supports Microsoft Corp, has said it is disappointed at the breakdown of settlement talks between the European Commission and the world's number 1 software company.

The Association for Competitive Technology (ACT), which supports Microsoft Corp, has said it is disappointed at the breakdown of settlement talks between the European Commission and the software company.

EU competition commissioner Mario Monti has said that he will urge the commission to adopt his ruling on the case, including fines, at its meeting next Wednesday.

The association's president, Jonathan Zuck, said: "The breakdown in negotiations is disappointing but understandable" .

In the US, Microsoft previously reached a settlement to end an ongoing antitrust investigation, agreeing to uniformly license its operating systems and allow manufacturers to include competing software with Windows.