Microsoft must pay EU a penalty over one billion dollars!

European Union court upheld its decision of 2008 by imposing a penalty in the amount of one billion dollars for Microsoft. The penalty will be reduced from 899 million euros to 860 million euros. is the second largest fine in the history of the European Union. Opinion applies begun in 2004 and completed in 2008, the matter of restricting access to certain Microsoft software mechanisms. European Brotherhood accused Microsoft, that this did not provide sufficient APIs in their server software to competition for open source to adequately cooperate with before. The mandate imposed on Microsoft in 2004 to 497 million. In 2006, increased by an additional 280 5 million, within the limits of non-compliance with the judgment. In 2008, another fine imposed.