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WSJ: EU Warns Microsoft on Launch of Windows Vista

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 28, 2006 - 10:51am.
Brussels - According to the Wall Street Journal, the European Commission has sent a letter to Microsoft warning the software giant that it will not be allowed to sell its new Windows Vista operating system in Europe if it comes pre-packaged with certain security features. "We expect that Microsoft will design Vista in a way which is in line with the European competition laws," EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes told the Wall Street Journal. "It would be rather stupid to design something that is not." The report also said EU officials were particularly concerned that Microsoft could use its Internet Explorer 7 browser to direct users to the company's own search service.
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