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Microsoft is Accused by EU Again

Posted January 20, 2009 8:36 AM

From BBC News | Technology | World Edition:

The European Commission has accused Microsoft of harming competition by bundling its Internet Explorer browser with its Windows operating system. The commission said it had reached the preliminary view that the US software giant had undermined consumer choice and infringed EU rules. Microsoft and the European Union have engaged in legal battles over competition issues for years.

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01/20/2009 9:51 AM

interesting
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01/20/2009 12:26 PM

again

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01/20/2009 3:13 PM

Maybe the EU should just ban MS and use "something else".
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01/21/2009 9:52 AM

I think the EU has a pointless case. Sure Microsoft includes the IE browser but you do not have to use it. You can download any brower program such as Mozilla Firefox for use. It is not like the windows O/S will lock up or prevent the use of the 3rd party browsers.
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