A European Commission spokesman said the European Union had slapped Microsoft Corp. with a $613 million fine and ordered it to offer versions of its Windows operating system without the company’s media player software within 90 days. The EU’s antitrust chief, Margrethe Vestager, has been under political pressure to “do something” about giant technology companies like Google and Facebook Inc., whose practices fuel populist anger. The EU argues that by bundling the video app Teams into its Office product, Microsoft is using its dominant position in desktop PC operating systems to crush competition in markets for media players and low-end … Continue reading German Rival Files EU Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft