September has been a tough month for Microsoft. The rough patch began when the software giant’s proposal for making its Open XML file format a new global standard was soundly rejected in the first round of voting at ISO, the International Organization for Standardization. Then the European Union’s Court of First Instance issued a stern rebuke of the company’s competitive practices even as it affirmed a European Community antitrust fine in excess of $487 million.

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Microsoft Office in the Crosshairs