European Committee for Interoperable Systems

Microsoft's Browser Move to Make Windows Even More Annoying

John Paczkowski in News on June 15, 2009 at 8:50 am PT

Microsoft’s proposal to remove Internet Explorer from Windows 7 in Europe may put the company in compliance with European law, but it’s not going to lead to better competition in the browser market. That’s the word from Microsoft’s rivals at home and abroad who say the “must-carry” provision the European Commission has been mulling as a solution to the company’s antitrust indiscretions is the only one that will work.

Microsoft’s Browser Move to Make Windows Even More Annoying

John Paczkowski in News on June 15, 2009 at 8:50 am PT

Microsoft’s proposal to remove Internet Explorer from Windows 7 in Europe may put the company in compliance with European law, but it’s not going to lead to better competition in the browser market. That’s the word from Microsoft’s rivals at home and abroad who say the “must-carry” provision the European Commission has been mulling as a solution to the company’s antitrust indiscretions is the only one that will work.