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EU Going After Microsoft, Again

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted May 30, 2009 8:47 AM CDT

(Newser) – European Union regulators are taking yet another shot at Microsoft, and this time they’re hoping to do more than fine the software giant, the Wall Street Journal reports. Their latest strategy: forcing Microsoft to bundle alternative web browsers with Windows, thereby diluting Internet Explorer’... Read full story »

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