An official report on Microsoft's powerful grip on the software market has revealed that US Justice Department officials "remain concerned" about the giant's compliance with its antitrust settlement with the government.
The news coincided with press reports that the giant might pay its shareholders a special dividend of more than $10bn (£6bn).
In a report to US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, antitrust enforcers said they were unhappy with Microsoft's planned rates and royalty structure as the firm prepares to let its competitors in on some of its secrets.
Under the terms of the settlement, Microsoft had agreed to offer its competitors "reasonable and non-discriminatory" terms of access to its secret codes to enable them to make software of their own that would work well with Microsoft's Windows operating system.
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