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Europe, Microsoft to Test "No Browser Left Behind" Scheme

John Paczkowski in News on October 7, 2009 at 7:15 am PT

Microsoft’s proposed antitrust concessions, particularly its offer to give European computer users a choice of Web browsers, appear to have gone over well with the European Commission. This morning, the EC announced a market test of the browser ballot feature Microsoft plans to include in Windows 7.

Europe, Microsoft to Test “No Browser Left Behind” Scheme

John Paczkowski in News on October 7, 2009 at 7:15 am PT

Microsoft’s proposed antitrust concessions, particularly its offer to give European computer users a choice of Web browsers, appear to have gone over well with the European Commission. This morning, the EC announced a market test of the browser ballot feature Microsoft plans to include in Windows 7.

Like the Internet, Interoperability Is Serious Business

John Paczkowski in News on May 22, 2008 at 6:07 am PT

Amazing how a record $1.35 billion in antitrust fines can change your perspective on software interoperability, eh? Under pressure from European regulators, national standards organizations and anyone else interested in open standards, Microsoft has committed to using open document standards in the future.