Microsoft’s ten year anti-trust battle with the European Union over pre-installing Internet Explorer has finally come to an end. Microsoft will now offer users a choice of web browsers which could mean Google Chrome, Safari, Opera and Firefox all find themselves with a shedload of new users.
The new solution has been under discussion between the EU and Microsoft for sometime but they finally managed to iron out the details. People purchasing a new Windows machine will now be offered a ‘ballot box’ giving them the option to pick which browser they want to use.
Microsoft has to implement the new feature across Europe within two months. Users who already have Internet Explorer as their default will find themselves faced with the ballot following a software update giving them the option to switch to one of the rival browsers.
Due early-2010 | £free | Microsoft
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