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"Microsoft finally admitted defeat in its nine-year battle with the European Commission on Monday, agreeing to allow competitors access to technology that Brussels said would create more innovation in the software market."
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"Microsoft has dropped its appeal against an antitrust ruling in South Korea after losing a similar case in Europe last month.
The world’s biggest software group sent a formal request to the Seoul High Court last week to withdraw its appeal of a ruling by the country’s antitrust watchdog requiring Microsoft to unbundle its operating system and pay a Won33bn fine for abusing its dominant market position in Korea. "