Row Over Internet Browser - E.U. Opens Anti-Trust Probe Into Microsoft

The European Commission said on Tuesday it had launched an antitrust investigation into?Microsoft. Competitors have complained that the U.S. software giant did not comply with?its commitment to offer users a choice screen to let them easily?select their preferred Web browser.

The European Commission on Tuesday opened proceedings against Microsoft to investigate claims that the US firm had failed to meet its 2009 commitment to offer users a choice screen enabling them to easily select web browsers other than Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

"On the basis of information it has received, the Commission believes that Microsoft may have failed to roll out the choice screen with Windows 7 Service Pack 1, which was released in February 2011," the E.U.'s executive body said in a statement.

"This is despite the fact that, in December 2011, Microsoft indicated in its annual compliance report to the Commission that it was in compliance with its commitments. From February 2011 until today, millions of Windows users in the E.U. may have not seen the choice screen. Microsoft has recently acknowledged that the choice screen was not displayed during that period."

Competition Commissioner Joaqu?n Almunia said Microsoft would face a fine if the investigation confirmed the accusation.

Source: http://freeinternetpress.com/story/Row-Over-Internet-Browser-EU-Opens-AntiTrust-Probe-Into-Microsoft-35449.html

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