The European Commission may take until the middle of July to decide whether to impose on Microsoft a daily fine of 2 million euros, about US$2.6 million.
Antitrust regulators from the European Union's 25 countries voted unanimously on Monday to levy new daily fines on Microsoft for flouting a 2004 ruling, two people close to the case said.
Microsoft announced Friday it's appealing the US$1.39 billion fine the European Commission imposed for failure to comply with its historic 2004 antitrust order against the Redmond giant.
European Union regulators on Wednesday fined Microsoft a record 899 million euros, or AU$1.4 billion, for failing to comply with sanctions.
European regulators hit Microsoft with the equivalent of an AU$474 million fine on Wednesday, citing the software giant's continued noncompliance with its landmark 2004 antitrust ruling.
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