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The European... Email Print Related News Germany, France propel euro zone; growth gulf widens Fri, May 13 2011 Greece needs more measures to meet bailout terms: EU Fri, May 13 2011 IMF warns EU debt crisis may still spread to core Fri, May 13 2011 EU paymaster Merkel guarded on new aid for Greece Tue, May 10 2011 Microsoft to buy Skype for pricey $8.5 billion Tue, May 10 2011 Analysis & Opinion Rajaratnam wrongs hide insider trading law flaws China making improvements with product safety, CPSC chief says Related Topics Technology » Media » Regulatory News » By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS | Mon May 23, 2011 10:48am EDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft will seek to cut its 899 million euro ($1.3 billion) antitrust fine in Europe's second-highest court on Tuesday, marking the last chapter of a decade-long battle with EU regulators. The European Commission fine, which set a record when it was imposed in 2008, penalized Microsoft for failing to comply with the regulator's order four years earlier to provide information that would allow other products to work with computers running its software. Microsoft has since taken a more conciliatory approach in its relations with the Commission and rival Google Inc has adopted a similar tone in dealing with an EU regulatory probe of its Internet search practices. "The hearing is a remnant of the old, aggressive Microsoft. The company has changed their strategy in dealing with the Commission dramatically since then," said lawyer Susanne Zuehlke, a partner at Latham & Watkins in Brussels. "They have become more cooperative in their own matters. In addition, they have become an active complainant. The Commission has picked up several matters against other companies in line with Microsoft's business objectives," she said. The hearing, in the EU General Court in Luxembourg, will be watched by companies challenging regulatory fines, among them Intel, which has appealed in EU courts against a 1.06 billion euro penalty imposed by the Commission last year. "Even three years after the decision, the Microsoft fine remains as one of the highest ever imposed worldwide. It is therefore obvious that one key battle will be on whether the fine was excessive," said antitrust lawyer Tobias Caspary, at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson in London. "From a legal perspective, a ruling will give some important insights as to what the Commission can do and to what extent it needs fines for failure to comply that significantly exceed the fines for the actual infringement, to have a deterrent effect," he said. The non-compliance fine was nearly double the original 497 million euro penalty the Commission imposed in 2004 against Microsoft for abusing its dominant position to thwart competitors. 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