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EU says to study Microsoft's open-source step (Reuters)

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May 22, 2008
        
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU executive said on Thursday it would investigate if steps announced by Microsoft (MSFT.O) to make it easier for users of an open-source rival to work with Microsoft Office give consumers greater choice. "... the Commission will investigate whether the announced support... [read full story]                    

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EU to study Microsoft's interoperability pledge

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May 22, 2008
        

BRUSSELS (Xinhua): The European Commission said on Thursday it would study the pledge by U.S. software giant Microsoft to make its Office program interoperable with competitors' products. The European Union (EU)'s antitrust watchdog said it had taken note of Microsoft's announcement a day earlier...

                   
physorg.com: Microsoft software on sale a MicroCenter computer store in Fairfax Virginia. The European Commission said it would scrutinise a decision by Microsoft to make its Office programme compatible with a rival document format. physorg.com

EU to scrutinise Microsoft's promise to open up Office

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May 22, 2008
        

The European Commission said on Thursday it would scrutinise a decision by Microsoft to make its Office programme compatible with a rival document format. With the US software giant embroiled in an antitrust standoff with Europe's top antitrust watchdog, the company said on Wednesday that Office...

                   

EU to scrutinise Microsoft's promise to open up Office

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May 22, 2008
        

BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Commission said on Thursday it would scrutinise a decision by Microsoft to make its Office programme compatible with a rival document format. With the US software giant embroiled in an antitrust standoff with Europe's top antitrust watchdog, the company said on...

EU to look at Microsoft Office move

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May 22, 2008
        

The European Commission is to scrutinise a decision by Microsoft to make its Office programme compatible with a rival format. With the US software giant embroiled in a stand-off with Europe's top competition watchdog, the company said on Wednesday that Office would support the competing Open...

EU to study Microsoft's software compatibility announcement

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May 22, 2008
        

From correspondents in Brussels, Belgium, 06:02 PM IST The European Commission said Thursday it had taken note of Microsoft's plans to improve the compatibility of its word processor with free-of-charge rival softwares. In a statement, the European Union (EU) executive said it hoped that...

EU to study Microsoft's interoperability pledge

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May 22, 2008
        

BRUSSELS, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission said on Thursday it would study the pledge by U.S. software giant Microsoft to make its Office program interoperable with competitors' products. The European Union (EU)'s antitrust watchdog said it had taken note of Microsoft's announcement a...

                   

European Commission lukewarm to Microsoft pledge

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May 22, 2008
        

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission on Thursday cautiously welcomed Microsoft Corp.'s announcement it will make its file format for storing documents compatible with that of rivals but the latter termed the move insufficient and a delaying tactic.

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May 22, 2008
        

I suspect this was somewhere on Microsoft's priority list as well :)... "... the Commission will investigate whether the announced support of ODF (Open Document Format) in Office leads to better interoperability and allows consumers to process and exchange their documents with the software...

EU to scrutinise Microsoft's promise to open up Office (AFP)

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May 22, 2008
        

BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Commission said on Thursday it would scrutinise a decision by Microsoft to make its Office programme compatible with a rival document format. With the US software giant embroiled in an antitrust standoff with Europe's top antitrust watchdog, the company said on...

EU to study Microsoft announcement on software compatibility

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May 22, 2008
        

Brussels - The European Commission said Thursday it had taken note of Microsoft's plans to improve the compatibility of its word processor with free-of-charge rival softwares. In a statement, the European Union executive said it hoped that Microsoft'...

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