EU Microsoft Competition Case

Luca Rubini

doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_594-1

EU Microsoft Competition Case

Luca Rubini

Birmingham Law School

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Abstract

The investigation and litigation that involved Microsoft before the EU authorities in the 2000–2012 period is arguably the first case that put the complex issues of the new economy to the test of EU competition laws. The case, which attracted a lot of attention, also beyond competition law circles, was a complex one, at various levels – technical, economic, and legal – and one that eventually interrogated the ultimate goals of competition policy in a given legal system. This entry takes the reader through the various issues and findings of the European Commission and the Court of First Instance of the European Union before offering few notes of analysis and a view on the future implications of this landmark case.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Law and Economics
Editors	Jürgen Georg Backhaus
Publisher	Springer
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781461478836
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_594-1
Publication status	Published - 7 Mar 2016

Keywords

competition policy
effective competition
media player
indirect network effect
dominant undertaking

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