After losing their appeal, Microsoft has finally conceded to the European commissions ruling. So the judgment goes as follows:
- rival software developers (including open-source) can now access and use Microsoft interoperability information
- royalties for this information will be reduced to a one-off payment of €10,000 / $14,000
- royalties for a world-wide license to use Microsoft's product and patents will be reduced from 5.95% to just 0.4%
[Engadget]
