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"To speak of a fine before Microsoft has even responded is premature," he said, adding that allegations in statements of objections can be narrowed by the time the commission makes its ruling.
These new Statements of Objections also show that the Commission intends to proceed as fairly as possible in these landmark actions.
Additional Statements of Objections have proved necessary in several other complex, high-profile cases against determined opponents, including both Microsoft and Intel in the early 2000s.
Furthermore, today's Statements of Objections are independent of the Commission's ongoing antitrust investigation in relation to Google's Android operating system and certain mobile applications.
On Aug. 6, 2003, the Commission sent Microsoft still another statement of objections "designed to supplement the two previous statements of objections".
"European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has taken an important step towards prohibiting Google from illegally damaging competition, innovation and consumer choice by issuing two additional Statements of Objections, on search and advertising," said Thomas Vinje, counsel to FairSearch.
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Reuters earlier reported the statement of objections.
The European Commission duly delivered a long "statement of objections" earlier this month.
"The statement of objections is a substantial and long document," Deutsche Börse said in a statement.
After a long investigation the commission issues a "statement of objections"—an indictment, in effect.
A statement of objections does not necessarily mean that the deal will be blocked.
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