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Feb. 27, 2008 The European Union is fining Microsoft Corp. 899 million euros ($1.35 billion) for failing to comply with the European Commission's 2004 antitrust ruling. The commission said that, until Oct. 22, 2007, Microsoft had charged "unreasonable prices for access to interface documentation for work group servers." The 2004 decision found Microsoft guilty of having abused its dominant position, and told the company to open up its interface documentation to third-party developers at a reasonable price. The EU had previously said it would fine Microsoft for non-compliance, but it hadn't calculated the precise amount. WSJ ALERT