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EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes reached the deal in a phone call with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in the early hours of the morning, she said, adding that she hoped this "dark chapter" was over. If the software maker doesn't abide by the terms of the deal, competitors will be able to take the company to a British court to seek damages.

Microsoft has agreed to three substantial changes, according to the European Commission. The company will now charge a one-time fee of $14,310 (€10,000) for companies that want "complete and accurate" technical information to help them make software compatible with Microsoft's Windows desktop operating system. It will also allow that data to go to open source companies such as Linux. And it will cut the price it charges for worldwide licenses, including patents, to less than seven percent of what Microsoft originally claimed.

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