Microsoft Fined $731 Million By European Commission Over Web Browser

ManagerJosh said:
The implementation sucks. It's not feasible. I can picture Microsoft getting sued by dozens of money-trolls all on the premise that their browsers were not being integrated into that selection process.
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I doubt it, as the EU ruling only required 12 browsers to be offered as available, so I can't see how any other browser developer would have a case against Microsoft for not including them as an option..

On 16 December 2009, the European Union agreed to allow competing browsers, with Microsoft providing a "ballot box" screen letting users choose one of twelve popular products listed in random order.[37] The twelve browsers were Avant, Chrome, Firefox, Flock, GreenBrowser, Internet Explorer, K-Meleon, Maxthon, Opera, Safari, Sleipnir, and Slim[38] which are accessible viaBrowserChoice.eu.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Microsoft_antitrust_case
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DoctorWatsOn said:
I doubt it, as the EU ruling only required 12 browsers to be offered as available, so I can't see how any other browser developer would have a case against Microsoft for not including them as an option..
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From a business perspective, the question would be "why those 12" instead of the another one not listed on the original mandate of the 12? Furthermore, a new entrant could argue they lost business because they were not featured.

It's a can of worms.
 
ManagerJosh said:
From a business perspective, the question would be "why those 12" instead of the another one not listed on the original mandate of the 12? Furthermore, a new entrant could argue they lost business because they were not featured.

It's a can of worms.
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Still can't see any other developer(s) having a case against Microsoft, against the EU perhaps, but not Microsoft.
 
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