I was watching Fox News this morning while waiting for an estimate on my car. One of their news stories involved Microsoft and the European Union. Microsoft was previously fined by the EU for 2.53 Billion because they limited internet browsers on Windows OS, which the EU felt was an unfair advantage to other browser makers. However, at the beginning of the month they adjusted their planned antitrust settlement and decided to expand their options and "allow users to choose between browers" (as mentioned in the Fox News update) in hopes to settle the suit. In the agreement they declared they would automatically offer at least five different web browsers. I can understand the EU's position on the matter, but the suit surely was for quite an extensive amount. Luckily Microsoft avoided the costs by settling the suit, so in a way everyone wins.
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