European regulators vote in favor of new daily fines for Microsoft

July 3, 2006 People walking past a giant Microsoft logo

(AP) -- Antitrust regulators from the European Union's 25 countries voted unanimously Monday to levy new daily fines on Microsoft Corp. for flouting a 2004 ruling, two people close to the case said.

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