EU official: Microsoft case proves regulators not shy about tackling complex issues

July 7, 2006 $Microsoft\'s lawyer Ian Forrester$

(AP) -- The European Union's case against Microsoft shows that regulators do not shy away from tackling complex cases against large powerful companies, the EU's competition commissioner said Friday.

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