Tuesday, March 23, 2004 | 9:14 a.m.
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Microsoft Corp. accused the European Union today of going too far in seeking a record fine of about $615 million against the software giant for alleged antitrust abuses, saying it was being penalized for behavior permitted in the United States.
With a tough ruling against Microsoft due Wednesday, trans-Atlantic tensions also began to rise as they did the last time the EU took on U.S. corporate giants and blocked the General Electric Co.'s planned deal for Honeywell International Inc.
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