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The European Commission has suspended sanctions against Microsoft stemming from a ruling that the group had abused its dominant market position.
The move came after the world’s largest software company appealed against the decision at the EU court early in June. The EC stressed that the move was an “interim measure” until a court had ruled on Microsoft’s request. Microsoft has also asked for a long-term suspension of EU-imposed changes to the way the firm operates. The changes ordered by the Commission include selling a version of Windows without its media player software.
Microsoft was ordered to unbundle the software within 90 days – that deadline runs out on Monday.