The European Union has fined Microsoft a record $1.3 billion for failing to comply with a 2004 antitrust ruling which focused on Microsoft’s “unreasonable prices” for access to technical documentation which would allow third party developers make their products compatible with the Windows Operating System.

The $1.35 billion fines were garnered over a 488 day period of non-compliance with the Europian Commission’s 2004 antitrust ruling. However, Microsoft said that the issues for which it was fined have been resolved and the company was making its products more open.

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