Opera Files EU Complaint Against Microsoft

By Nick Mokey December 12, 2007

Opera Files EU Complaint Against Microsoft

Internet Explorer has landed Microsoft in hot water once again. Nearly 10 years after the original United States v. Microsoft suit that accused Microsoft of stifling competition by bundling a browser with its Windows operating system, a remarkably similar case has cropped in Europe.

Opera Software, a Norwegian company which makes it own browser, has brought a complaint against Microsoft to the European Commission, alleging that Microsoft’s bundling violates laws. According to the Associated Press, Opera has also accused Microsoft of sabotaging the efforts of other companies to make browsers by failing to adhere to Web standards.

Microsoft’s business tactics have also stirred up trouble in EU in the past. An antitrust suit that wrapped up in September left the company with a €497 million fine and forced it to release a new version of Windows without an included media player.

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