Microsoft is appealing against that decision, and on September 30th it will argue for a suspension of the commission's remedies, such as the requirement that it license its code to rivals.

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This is both an efficient use of existing code base and increasingly a requirement as developing nations struggle with limited resources to tackle similar challenges.

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Its lawyers successfully argued that it had followed the requirement to "have regard to" the code - but had decided to ignore it in interviewing prospective pupils.

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In future, the requirement to "act in accordance with" the code would prevent this.

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To get around the always-on requirement, some players have tinkered with the game's computer code to trick it into thinking it is connected when it is being played offline.

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He also quickly laid down a code of discipline as he enforced a set or rules including the requirement of the players to eat together, to take pride in their appearance and restricting mobile phones usage to the hotel room.

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The requirement to file an annual return would not seem to be one of the more iffy provisions in the Tax Code, especially since Snipes made millions of dollars during each of the three years of non-filing for which he was convicted.

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