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Opera lobby dubs IE ballot screen 'threatening and confusing'
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| The chief European critic of Microsoft's Windows-IE bundling
| says the company's proposed web browser ballot screen
| compromise is a sham, accusing Redmond of packing the screen
| with "threatening and confusing" questions.
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| The European Commission is well into its anti-trust
| investigation aimed at curtailing IE integration with the
| upcoming release of Windows 7 and older versions. The most
| likely resolution is Microsoft's acceptance this July to offer
| users a ballot screen that gives users the choice of
| installing IE or a rival web browser.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/28/eu_windows_ie_antitrust_ballot_questionnaire/
FSFE to EC: Donât waste an opportunity with a hasty deal
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| High Noon in Brussels. At the end of her term, competition
| Commissioner Neelie Kroes is wrapping up two open cases
| against Microsoft. The company offered to settle in July 2009.
|
| FSFE is involved in both of cases. We are concerned that the
| Commission may end up reversing years of successful antitrust
| work if Neelie Kroes settles for far too little in order to
| close a deal, any deal. That would mean that Europeans remain
| stuck with the present Microsoft monopoly in most areas of the
| desktop. Even worse, that monopoly would have the Commissionâs
| official seal of approval, effectively ruining many years of
| outstanding work by Ms Kroes and her team.
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http://blogs.fsfe.org/gerloff/?p=263
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Opera CEO: Microsoft is 'playing a game'
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| "They are trying to play a game," said von Tetzchner, "and I don't think
| anyone appreciates that fact they are trying to get away with a solution that
| doesn't solve anything.
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| "Microsoft is proposing a solution that is not going to solve the issue or
| provide consumers with choice," he added.
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http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/opera-ceo-microsoft-are-playing-a-game--608071
Opera says Windows 7 'tweak' is not enough
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| WEB BROWSER outfit Opera, which sparked an EU antitrust investigation into
| Microsoft's business practices in Europe, remains dissatisfied with its
| rival's move to unbundle Internet Exploder 8 from Windows 7.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1433678/opera-windows-tweak
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