Microsoft may have to pay out a a substantial €561 million (US$731 million) fine over its business practices. But the total bill could have been even higher, according to Europe's antitrust chief. The software giant was hit with the fine by the European Commission for failing to offer a browser choice page for 14 months following its upgrade to Windows 7 in early 2011. The browser ballot screen was set as a requirement by the Commission after Microsoft was found to have breached European U...
Microsoft may have to pay out a a substantial €561 million (US$731 million) fine over its business practices. But the total bill could have been even higher, according to Europe's antitrust chief. The software giant was hit with the fine by the European Commission for failing to offer a browser choice page for 14 months following its upgrade to Windows 7 in early 2011. The browser ballot screen was set as a requirement by the Commission after Microsoft was found to have breached European U...
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