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VIRTUALISATION EU signals further antitrust action against Microsoft
VIRTUALISATION EU signals further antitrust action against Microsoft | EU signals further antitrust action against Microsoft |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Sunday, 18 January 2009 | |
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Prior to the arrival of Internet Explorer, Netscape was the dominant browser, but that quickly changed. More recently, the open source Firefox browser and to a lesser extent Apple's Safari have eaten into Internet Explorer's market share, but Microsoft's browser still takes the lion's share. This is largely because it ships as a standard part of the software bundle on some 90 percent of PCs sold around the world. In a memo released over the weekend, the European Commission confirmed that it has sent a statement of objections to Microsoft, asserting that the Commission has taken a preliminary view that the tying of Internet Explorer with Windows is an abuse of its dominant position. A similar position was taken by the EC regarding the tying of Windows Media Player with Windows, and in March 2004 the commission required Microsoft to offer a version of Windows without Windows Media Player. Some competitors and observers did not think that was a satisfactory outcome, as Microsoft was free to sell the WMP-free version of Windows at the same price as the regular versions. What might happen this time? Please read on. |
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