The European Commission has dropped its cyberspace Explorer antimonopoly caseful against Microsoft , beget big concessions in the cognitive operation but not take down any$1.35 billion finesthis time .
https://gizmodo.com/europe-fries-microsoft-with-1-35-billion-fine-for-anti-361247
alternatively , Microsoft has agree to give customers a choice of up to eleven militant internet browser , include Firefox , Chrome , Safari , and Opera . OEMs will also be able to choose other web web browser to install on their Windows PCs before transportation .
European consumer who already have Windows operating organization will be institutionalize a software update by mid - March that will reserve them to easily flip browsers . Going forward until 2015 , new Windows buyers will be presented with the choice automatically . Since personal computer proprietor ostensibly have accession to IE alternatives already anyway , all Microsoft is being draw to do is essentially to remind them of their option . It seems like a fair enough arrangement , which makes it even more surprising that it consume billions of dollars of fines to get here . [ NY Times ]
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