THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union expects to wrap up its 3-year-old investigation into Microsoft early next year, the EU antitrust chief said in comments published Thursday.
A preliminary ruling in the EU case had been expected by the end of this year, but EU officials were holding off while Microsoft's settlement with U.S. authorities was pending. A judge in Washington approved that settlement last month with only minor changes.
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