EU-Microsoft browser war ends

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After 10 years of dispute, the EU / Microsoft browser fight has finally ended with an agreement. During that time, the EU has imposed 1.68bn euros of fines!

"Ms Kroes said Microsoft's pledge was an incentive for web browser companies to innovate and offer better browsers in the future. Internet Explorer is used by more than half of global internet users, with Mozilla's Firefox at about 32% and Norway's Opera with 2%.

It was the minnow operator, Opera, that brought the latest complaint about browsers in 2007. The company's chief executive, Jon von Tetzchner, agreed the move would boost innovation. "

You can read the rest of the story at the BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8415902.stm
 

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Amazing that the EU is able to give fines to a software company like this.
A browser simply is part of an OS, and off course Microsoft wants it's own stuff with that.

Just because other "browser-companies" simply aren't smart enough to promote their product, or didn't want to spend money to advertise on their own merchandise they sue a company that is better in doing that. Absurd.
@ Opera/Firefox.. If you can't beat IE, create your own OS to put your browser in.

It's like giving a fine to a bakery that puts raisins in his bread to spice up his stuff.
 
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