The world’s biggest software-maker, Microsoft Corporation that has been charged with a whooping $1.4 billion European Union fine for not obeying an anti-trust ruling has requested a court to decrease the amount of fine. Microsoft spokesman Jesse Verstraete has informed that this appeal was presented in the European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg. He explained that Microsoft Corp is trying to obtain clarity from the court. Advocate Philip Marsden, who does not have anything to do with this particular case, informed that there exists a relatively decent record of court lessening fines slapped by the European Commission upon request.

 

It is the company’s legal right to appeal such fines, Philip Marsden said, specially pertaining orders relating to observance with such a controversial and vague set of requirements. It was on 27 February that the European Commission, which is the EU's antitrust authority, had charged a fine on the company for not observing a 2004 antitrust order. The EU has directed the giant software-making company to give information to opponents to permit servers to connect to the Windows platform.