Microsoftfines & penalties
Microsoft Corporation
Owner of Windows, Bing, and LinkedIn. Microsoft was the defendant in the landmark 2004 EU antitrust case, and LinkedIn drew a major GDPR fine in 2024.
- Penalties
- 6
- Total imposed
- ≈ $2.8Bexcludes annulled
- Largest
- $929M
- Span
- 2004 to 2024
Penalties by year
Every recorded penalty
6 penalties
Microsoft · 2008
Microsoft's €899M non-compliance penalty, cut to €860M
The Commission penalised Microsoft for charging unreasonable royalties for the interoperability information required by the 2004 decision. On appeal the penalty was trimmed to €860M.
Microsoft · 2013
Microsoft fined €561M over the browser choice screen
The Commission fined Microsoft for breaking a legally binding commitment to show Windows users a browser-choice screen, which silently disappeared for roughly 15 million users. It was the first EU fine for breaching commitments.
Microsoft · 2004
Microsoft fined €497M in the landmark Windows case
In a landmark case, the Commission found that Microsoft abused its Windows dominance by bundling Media Player and withholding interoperability information from rival server-software makers.
Microsoft · LinkedIn · 2024
LinkedIn fined €310M over behavioural advertising
The Irish DPC found that LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft, processed members' personal data for behavioural advertising without a valid legal basis and without adequate transparency.
Microsoft · 2006
Microsoft fined €280.5M for non-compliance
The Commission imposed a periodic penalty for Microsoft's failure to comply with the 2004 decision, specifically for not supplying complete interoperability information on reasonable terms.
Microsoft · Bing · 2022
CNIL fines Microsoft €60M over Bing cookies
The CNIL fined Microsoft for depositing advertising cookies on bing.com without consent and for making it harder to refuse cookies than to accept them.