Microsoft to defend IE in antitrust case
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Tip: Click here to update all your PC's outdated driversThe antitrust case involving Microsoft’s browser-bundling policies is continuing to wind its way through the European courts — with a closed-door hearing on the matter now slated for early June.
Microsoft officials are slated to present orally between June 3 and June 5 the arguments the company submitted in written form on April 28 to the European Commission (EC) regarding Opera Software’s complaint filed in December 2007 over Microsoft’s browser-bundling policies.
Here’s a quick recap of what’s going on.
Opera’s antitrust complaint had two parts: Opera charged that Microsoft’s policy of bundling IE with Windows hurt consumer choice. It also argued that Microsoft’s failure to comply with Web standards with IE resulted in a lack of browser interoperability.
The EC released its preliminary findings, charging Microsoft with abusing its dominant monopoly position, earlier this year. So far, the EC has not said what kinds of financial or other remedial actions it intends to require if it rules in Opera’s favor. As part of a previous antitrust case in the EU, via which Microsoft was found guilty of abusing its Windows monopoly, Microsoft was required to offer versions of Windows with Media Player removed and to pay billions of dollars in fines.
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Comments(4)
since microsoft is a software developer and develop their own operating system and
programs, then why do they have to listen to others want. why don't other software
developers create their own os and shut up.
the eu is a business model a: to unionize europe b: sue to make money
they should allow us to install ie7 in windows 7
am using ie8 have had no problem.have used opera browser in the past, if the latest one
is an example of the others;i was never happy with it. i always went back to internet
explorer. if the people that made opera are trying to get their money by suing micresoft,
just to make up for what they don't get from the people, then all they are trying to do
is hijack money from microsoft.besides i always installed the other browsers into windows
to use it, what is their problem?
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By Will on 05.05.2009 - 07:05