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Opera Tells EU That Microsoft's IE Hurts the Web

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ow-right-in-my-infrastructure dept.

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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  1. Re:Dupe? by LordPhantom · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'm pretty sure I also saw someone tell this guy the same thing in the story yesterday......

  2. Re:Separtment of redundancy department by justin12345 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Given that /. is the only website with a -1 Redundant option, you're right.

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