EU commissioner slams US criticism of EU Microsoft ruling

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Source: www.theparliament.com

European competition commissioner Neelie Kroes has called US justice department criticism of the EU ruling against Microsoft as “absolutely not done.”

Responding to US assistant attorney general Thomas O Barnett’s opinion that Monday’s ruling “may have the unfortunate consequence of harming consumers by chilling innovation and discouraging competition”, Kroes said that it was "unacceptable" that a representative of the US judiciary should criticise a court of law outside his jurisdiction.

“It is absolutely not done,” she told journalists on Wednesday.

“The European commission does not pass judgement on US rulings and we should expect the same from the US.”

Read more: http://www.eupolitix.com/EN/News/200709/87884c7c-c721-49b1-b6f0-5ba4ece0897c.htm

[Renew Deal]

1. Oh bullshit.

Bullshit that it's not done.