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Opera Tells EU That Microsoft’s IE Hurts the Web

Posted in Live (December 14, 2007 at 11:14 pm)

kastababy writes “In yet another instance of up-and-coming browser developers fighting back against the Microsoft behemoth, the makers of Opera have filed a complaint with the European Union against Microsoft. In their complaint, they allege that IE’s 77% market share abuses its dominant position by tying IE to Windows and its refusal to accept Web standards, causing significant interoperability issues. The complaint also requests that the EU’s Antitrust Division force Microsoft to separate IE from Windows and accept several different standards, thereby resolving major interoperability issues and providing consumers more choice in the browser market.” Update: 12/14 19:47 GMT by Z : We also discussed this yesterday.

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