EU Extends Microsoft's Latest Deadline

Microsoft has now to April 23 allegations reply if it is not timely competitors to provide a fair trading information to help servers and Windows, An EU spokesman said Monday.

The European Commission to Microsoft originally, until April 3 to respond to He also threatened to start a daily fine of 3 million euros (400 million dollars) day after.

Microsoft said it needs more time to solve complicated problems.

EU has ordered the company to share code with competitors communications an integral part of the 2004 antitrust law, in order to detect break Microsofts anti-monopoly rules from the information needed by competitors, connects to the server - all organizations computer in the office - desktop computers running W indows.

European Union regulators said that on March 1, "no significant innovation" in the requested information has been provided by Microsoft rivals - and therefore Microsoft has no right to charge higher license fees.

Microsoft, however, countered that the treatment it received from the European Union unmatched anywhere in the world, and hurt Europes efforts to become a thriving high-tech economy. Then quickly signed the first company to its licensing scheme, 2003, the EU ordered the sharing of code.

The company also faces charges previously set by the European Union, of which it fined 280.5 million euros (371 million US dollars) in July last year for failing to provide "complete and accurate "and the information they need to help rivals use Microsofts communications code.

Above this record 497 million euros (613 million US dollars) levied in 2004.

EU said Microsoft used its power as a supplier, the ubiquitous In "br> Windows software to squeeze out competitors surrounding the software industry, such as the media and servers.

Microsoft to appeal a court decision is expected in September.