EU accuses Microsoft of violating competition law over Windows bundle

Sina Science and technology news Beijing time of January 16, according to foreign media reports, Microsoft said in Friday, the European Commission has filed charges against the company, said its Windows operating system since 1996, the bundling of IE browser behavior violates the competition law. Microsoft has revealed that the European Commission has issued a "dissent statement" to Microsoft (Statement of objections). In the statement, the European Commission said it had formed a preliminary view that Microsoft's Windows bundle of IE's behavior restricted competition from other browser products. Microsoft's actions were not legalized by U.S. courts in 2002 after antitrust procedures, according to comments from the European Commission. Microsoft, in a statement, said it was studying the European Commission's views and could make a formal response within two months, without excluding the possibility of a formal hearing. The European Union and Microsoft have been arguing about competition for years, and the latter have been fined € more than 1 billion for being accused of abusing its dominance of the PC market through the Windows system. The data show that Microsoft controls the browser market by about 3/4 of its share through IE. (Tangfeng) Related article: Microsoft issued a statement in response to the EU objection statement