* Kroes: US Government Tried to Influence Microsoft Fine
posted by Thom Holwerda on Tue 26th Sep 2006 23:04 UTC
IconEuropean competition commissioner Neelie Kroes said the US government tried to influence its decision over a 280.5 mln eur fine for software giant Microsoft, newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad said. The US embassy in Brussels had contacted Kroes and asked her to be a bit 'nicer' to Microsoft before she had taken the decision to fine Microsoft in July, Kroes said in an interview.
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