Microsoft to appeal Commission fine

Microsoft has said it is going to appeal the €497m fine set by European regulators for abusing its dominant market position. The company is to seek legal review of the Commission's decision in the Court of First Instance in Luxembourg, according to Brad Smith, senior vice president of Microsoft.

The EU Commission today ordered Microsoft to disclose enough material to rival makers of work group servers so their products have full inter-operability with Windows personal computers and servers and to offer a version of its Windows operating system without Windows Media Player.