Yesterday, EU antitrust regulators have decided unanimously against Microsoft with full consent and back-up from the member states. The European Commission's perspective supported by the national competition authorities has overlooked a new documentation submitted by Microsoft on June 30th in its race to brake the Redmond Company.

Brussels is therefore to be the stage where Microsoft will be fined 2 million euros per day starting with July 12th following commission's a meeting scheduled for July 10th. The clock is ticking irremediably for Microsoft that has as now issued only six out of the seven protocol documentation installments, and will release the final one only on July 18th. On this subject EU commissioners and Microsoft's rival agreed that the documentation put forward by the company needs revising in order to bring it to a level of comprehension.

Too little, too late from the Redmond Company as EU competition authorities have decided that Microsoft has failed to comply with the commission's decision in a previous antitrust case. Neelie Kroes is the EU Competition Commissioner's head crusader against Microsoft and has repeatedly warned the company of the dire consequences it will face.

Failing to disclose the technical information of the inner workings of Window's server software protocols will cost Microsoft 414 million euros, but will also throw the company in an EU mine field of future fines. The EU Commission is focused on razing the standards of the financial penalties against the Redmond Company to 5% of its daily sales, or 6 million dollars per day. In an effort to dodge the fine, Microsoft's representatives have stated that no less than 300 of its personnel are working around the clock to meet the July 18th deadline.

"The commission is treating Microsoft like a criminal," Ronald Cass, president of legal consulting firm Cass & Associates and a former adviser to Microsoft, said yesterday. "Microsoft is hit because they don't understand what is being asked and then they're hit harder if they don't answer."

"Microsoft is dedicating massive resources to ensure we meet the aggressive schedule and high quality standard set by the trustee and the commission in this process," the company said yesterday. "Our engineers are working around the clock to meet the seventh and final delivery date for this project, scheduled for July 18."