EU anti-trust powers to be tested by Microsoft ruling

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A Luxemburg court is set to hand down a significant anti-trust ruling in relation to Microsoft's on-going spat with European competition chiefs, but a ruling for the software giant could set a dangerous precedent and curb the EU's ability to persue similar actions in future.

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