Europe threatens Microsoft with swinging fines

The European Union has threatened to fine Microsoft up to $2.36m(€2m) a day for failing to obey its 2004 antitrust ruling, saying the software giant was proving intransigent about sharing data with competitors.

Microsoft responded that the EU Commission was trying to undermine its Windows operating system with ever-more-drastic demands for technological transparency, and that it would contest the measure under EU law.