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EU fines Microsoft $731M over browser choices
2013-03-06 13:24:30| CNET News.com
European authorities have hit Microsoft with yet another fine, after falling foul of previous antitrust commitments. showing that if you're operating in Europe, you must abide by its rules. [Read more]
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Microsoft fined EUR 561 mln over browser choice in EU
2013-03-06 13:17:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Microsoft has received a EUR 561 million fine from the European Commission for failure to implement an agreement to offer a choice of web browsers with its Windows operating system. The EC warned Microsoft last year already that it was considering a fine for not implementing the agreement from 2009. Microsoft acknowledged in July 2012 that the choice screen was not displayed due to a technical error. The commitment to offer a choice of browser was made legally binding on Microsoft until 2014, after it was found to be abusing its dominant market position by making Internet Explorer the default browser with Windows. The latest fine applies to the lack of browser choice with Windows 7 Service Pack 1 from May 2011 until July 2012, the result of which was that 15 million Windows users in the EU did not see the required choice screen, the EC said. This is the first time that the commission has fined a company for non-compliance with a commitments decision. In the calculation of the fine the EC said it took into account the gravity and duration of the infringement, the need to ensure a deterrent effect of the fine and, as a mitigating circumstance, the fact that Microsoft has cooperated with the commission's investigation.
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VIDEO: EU fines Microsoft over browser
2013-03-06 13:03:59| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Joaquin Almunia, vice-president of the European Commission and the commissioner responsible for competition, announces Microsoft's ant-trust fine at an EU press conference.
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EU fines Microsoft over web browser
2013-03-06 13:02:16| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The EU's competition regulator fines Microsoft 561 million euros ($731m; 484m) after it failed to keep a promise that it would promote a choice of rival web browsers.
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Opera's overhauled Android browser now in beta
2013-03-05 08:02:02| CNET News.com
The public now can start judging whether it was a good idea for the Norwegian browser company to scrap its own browser engine for the open-source WebKit. [Read more]
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