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Microsoft Gains an Ally in Its Antitrust Battle in Europe
April 20th, 2009
Microsoft gained a familiar ally in its latest antitrust battle with the European Commission on Monday when the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) was accepted as an interested third party in the case.
The software giant has a little more time to muster further supporters: Last week, the Commission granted Microsoft more time to respond to the formal statement of objections it issued in January, after already giving it a two-week extension. The new deadline is April 28.
ACT stood by Microsoft in an earlier case antitrust case that resulted in Microsoft being found guilty of monopoly abuse in 2004. It made passionate interventions during hearings with the European Commission, and during the appeals process at the Court of First Instance in Luxembourg, which Microsoft also lost.
