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Updated on 16 September 2007

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A European Union appeal court's decision to uphold a 2004 anti-trust order against Microsoft means US-based multinationals will continue to face tougher competition rules in Europe than at home, legal experts said.

Many US companies hoped the EU's Court of First Instance would take steps to restrain the European Commission.

Instead, Microsoft lost its appeal against a European anti-trust order that obliges it to pay a £344 million fine, share a communications code with rivals and sell a copy of Windows without Media Player.

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