Microsoft Submitting Proposal to EU Regulators to End Antitrust Probe

In a last-ditch effort to reach a settlement with European antitrust regulators, Microsoft Corp. is expected to submit detailed proposals aimed at resolving European concerns about the company's alleged anticompetitive behavior, people familiar with the situation said. The document, which Microsoft indicated it will deliver shortly, will explain in detail how the software company plans to address European accusations that it has abused its position in the markets for music software and for servers that allow computers to talk to one another on networks, these people said.