European Commission experts have concluded that Microsoft violated EU antitrust rules, but their proposed remedies need refining to withstand court scrutiny, sources familiar with the case said.
The experts have proposed two major requirements: making Microsoft share more proprietary information with its rivals and uncoupling its Media Player audiovisual software from the Windows operating system, sources said.
Both remedies would go beyond changes agreed to between Microsoft and the Justice Department last year after courts found Microsoft had abused its Windows monopoly in the United States.
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