EU formally objects Microsoft’s breaching browsing orderOctober 24, 2012 - 17:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Commission has made a formal statement of objections to Microsoft over the company's failure to fulfill its commitment to offer Windows users a free choice of browser in settlement of an earlier antitrust case, the Commission said on Wednesday, Oct 24, according to ComputerWorld. Microsoft had promised to show a browser choice screen to Windows users, but the Commission has been investigating complaints that the screen was not shown to some Windows 7 users. "In its statement of objections, the Commission takes the preliminary view that Microsoft has failed to roll out the browser choice screen with its Windows 7 Service Pack 1, which was released in February 2011," the Commission said, adding that millions of European Windows users may not have seen the browser choice screen between February 2011 and July 2012. "Microsoft has acknowledged that the choice screen was not displayed during that period," the Commission said. Microsoft has been legally bound to show the browser choice screen to Windows users in Europe since December 2009, allowing them to choose which web browser they wanted to install instead of, or in addition to, Microsoft's Internet Explorer. As of March 2010 Internet Explorer users who set that browser as a default in Europe were presented with a screen to choose another browser. The Commission said the statement of objections is a formal step in the investigation. Microsoft is informed of the objections and can reply in writing and request an oral hearing, it said. "The Commission takes a final decision only after the parties have exercised their rights of defense," it said, adding that Microsoft maybe fined up to 10 percent of its worldwide turnover. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |