Microsoft no longer offers to choose alternative browsers because of an error in the service pack.
The monopoly position of Internet Explorer in the browser market led to the fact that in 2009 the European Commission of the European Union (EU) demanded that Microsoft give users the right to choose a browser in Windows under the threat of banning sales of the operating system in Europe - the problem was stated as follows: “Linking Microsoft Internet Explorer’s browser to Windows damages browser competition, undermines product innovation, and ultimately reduces consumer choice. ” At the end of 2009, the EU suspended an antitrust lawsuit against the Redmond company, as Microsoft pledged to provide end-users with a “window of choice”, which should contain a list of 12 alternative browsers arranged in a random order.
This week in Brussels from unnamed sources received several complaints about the fact that Microsoft stopped the practice of BSC (browser screen choice) - choosing a browser from about February 2011, in other words, simultaneously with the release of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7; while the original agreement with the EU provided for the provision of an alternative to Internet Explorer until 2012. Disciplined European officials and, in particular, European Commissioner for Competition Joaquin Almunia announced that the commission he heads is already investigating complaints received and opening a new anti-monopoly investigation.
Microsoft was not long in coming. The company acknowledged the fact that the “browser selection window” is not really displayed, and expressed deep regret for this incident. The absence of the window was explained by a “technical error” in the service pack files and recognized that the European Commission has the right to apply new sanctions to Microsoft. However, the company's specialists have already begun to address this problem, and the choice of the browser for users will be extended until 2016.
As a result, the situation is as follows - if the committee of Joaquin Almunia is not satisfied with the explanation from Microsoft (for 17 months the service pack received 28 million computers) and the proposed compensation, the company faces a penalty of up to 10% of the company's annual turnover. In 2009, Microsoft was already fined $ 1.68 billion for refusing to provide technical data to competing browser vendors and dominating the market.
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This week in Brussels from unnamed sources received several complaints about the fact that Microsoft stopped the practice of BSC (browser screen choice) - choosing a browser from about February 2011, in other words, simultaneously with the release of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7; while the original agreement with the EU provided for the provision of an alternative to Internet Explorer until 2012. Disciplined European officials and, in particular, European Commissioner for Competition Joaquin Almunia announced that the commission he heads is already investigating complaints received and opening a new anti-monopoly investigation.
Microsoft was not long in coming. The company acknowledged the fact that the “browser selection window” is not really displayed, and expressed deep regret for this incident. The absence of the window was explained by a “technical error” in the service pack files and recognized that the European Commission has the right to apply new sanctions to Microsoft. However, the company's specialists have already begun to address this problem, and the choice of the browser for users will be extended until 2016.
As a result, the situation is as follows - if the committee of Joaquin Almunia is not satisfied with the explanation from Microsoft (for 17 months the service pack received 28 million computers) and the proposed compensation, the company faces a penalty of up to 10% of the company's annual turnover. In 2009, Microsoft was already fined $ 1.68 billion for refusing to provide technical data to competing browser vendors and dominating the market.
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