Microsoft offers rivals source code

After a six-year dispute with the European Commission's competition regulators, Microsoft announced on 25 January 2006 it would offer rival software companies access to part of its Windows source code.

European Commission: Memo: MEMO/06/49: Competition: European Commission reaction to Microsoft announcement of 25th January 2006 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/06/49&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

BBC News, 26.1.06: Microsoft to give access to code http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4649348.stm

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