It is now one year since the Court of First Instance confirmed that Microsoft had to comply with the remedies imposed by the March 2004 decision.
We are carefully analyzing (Microsoft's) reply and after they have had the opportunity to present their arguments at the oral hearing we will decide whether or not to impose a daily fine.
The European Commission is not intending at the moment to open a new case against Microsoft. The Commission is, however, determined to ensure the proper application of the March 2004 decision and in particular the remedies imposed by that decision.
The deadline is midnight. There is no way of telling if it will arrive at 11:59 tonight or earlier. The decision on whether or not we need to impose these daily fines will be taken in light of the information received from Microsoft.
The deadline is midnight (2300 GMT). There is no way of telling if it will arrive at 11:59 (2259 GMT) tonight or earlier. The decision on whether or not we need to impose these daily fines will be taken in light of the information received from Microsoft.
Microsoft is obliged to comply with the remedies which were imposed in the commission's 2004 decision, nothing more nothing less. We are not moving the goalposts as has been suggested, we are not changing our demands.
Let me be clear, the Commission's position is that Microsoft is obliged to comply with the remedies imposed by the Commission's March 2004 decision, nothing more, nothing less. We are not moving goal posts, we are not changing our demands.