The European Commission on Wednesday said it was confident of fining Microsoft as it outlined a number of proposed remedies relating to its antitrust probe and gave the US software company a final opportunity to comment before its final ruling.

The proposals follow earlier findings from the Commission that Microsoft is leveraging its dominant position from the PC into low-end servers, and has weakened competition and product innovation by tying of Windows Media Player to the Windows PC operating system.

An EU spokesman said the Commission believed it had a strong case to fine Microsoft, which would be set according to the severity of the findings.

Tilman Lueder, Commission spokesman said: "I would say the case we have is too strong for the company at issue to ignore".

As part of its proposed remedies, the Commission has identified a number of disclosure obligations in regard to product interfaces allowing Microsoft's competitors in low-end servers to achieve better interoperability with Windows PCs and servers.

Other proposals included the untying of Windows Media Player from Windows, that would require Microsoft to offer a version of Windows without the inclusion of Media Player.

A second measure would involve a "must-carry" provision, compelling Microsoft to offer competing media players with Windows.

Both solutions seek to ensure that consumers have a fair choice as regards media players, according to the Commission.

Mario Monti, Competition Commissioner, said: "This Statement of Objections, which includes the identification of appropriate remedies, gives Microsoft a last opportunity to comment before the Commission concludes the case. We are determined to ensure that the final outcome of this case is to the benefit of innovation and consumers alike."