EU Slaps Microsoft With $731 Million Fine Over Browser Choice

The European Commission fined Microsoft $731 million for not giving all its users a way to choose a default web browser, Reuters reports

In 2009, Microsoft committed to offering Windows users in the EU a way to choose between a number of web browsers instead of defaulting to Internet Explorer. Microsoft was obliged to do so until 2014, and initially it complied

Unfortunately for Microsoft, an EU investigation now found that the company did not honor that commitment in the Windows 7 Service Pack, out between May 2011 and July 2012, which left some 15 million users without choice in default browser

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