The US State Department has quietly expressed its concerns to European regulators about last week's decision to levy harsh penalties and a US$613 million fine on Microsoft.
Companies such as IBM, Oracle and VeriSign are asking for EU laws on data protection laws to be relaxed, to aid global business.
EU member states have voted to approve a compromise position on the controversial e-Communications Directive governing the corporate use of customer and employee information.
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer vowed to fight the European Commission's antitrust ruling, arguing that all companies, even ones with a near monopoly, have a right to improve their products.
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