A European court today denied Microsoft's request to suspend remedies imposed by the European Union's Competition Commission, while the decision is appealed on the merits.  Microsoft is appealing a European Commission decision to impose a series of sanctions that includes forcing the company to remove Media Player from its Windows product, as well as requiring them to provide their intellectual property to their competitors. Jonathan Zuck is president of the Association for Competitive Technology:

"Today's decision will have dangerous repercussions for small software developers, consumers and the future of innovation.  While intended to constrain Microsoft, the Commission's sanctions will impose billions of dollars in new costs for small software developers and consumers."

Zuck added that the hearings exposed the dangerous effects of the commission's decision on consumers, small software developers and innovation.

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