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Microsoft and EU regulators end browser-related anti trust case |
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Microsoft and regulators from the European commission have brought down the curtain on their pending antitrust case after Microsoft agreed to allow Europeans customers of Windows to voluntarily choose from a menu of Web browsers that compete with its own Internet Explorer. Announced earlier during the week, the deal lets Microsoft escape additional fines, after having already shelled out €1.7 billion in EU fines over the past decade. In a statement, Brad Smith, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation, said that the Web browser measures cover the inclusion of Internet Explorer in Windows for users in Europe – specifically the region known as the European Economic Area, which includes 30 nations. Under the agreement, Microsoft has promised that PC manufacturers and users would continue to be able to install any web browser on Windows, make any browser the default browser on new PCs and to turn access to Internet Explorer on or off. Additionally, Microsoft will send a “browser choice” screen to Windows users who are running Internet Explorer as their default browser, which will present a list of browsers and allow users to install any one of them easily. It will be provided both to users of new computers and to the installed base of Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 computers in Europe where Internet Explorer is set as the default browser. Reports said the mechanism would stay active for around five years in the 30-nation region while the EU observes to see if rival browsers benefit from the changes as it winds down its investigation. They also cited industry observers as being skeptical of the deal having any significant impact on the web browser market since though the browser choice screen gives users an option to choose or switch from IE, it does not ensure that they will move away from Microsoft's browser. |
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