KATHMANDU, Jan 17: The European Commission and US software giant Mocrosoft at loggerheads again over the latter´s business strategy. The commission has accused Microsoft of harming competition by tying its Explorer web browser with its Windows operating system, BBC reported Saturday.
The commission said it had reached the preliminary view that the US software giant had undermined consumer choice and infringed EU rules.
In its statement on Friday the commission said: "Microsoft´s tying of Internet Explorer to the Windows operating system harms competition between web browsers, undermines product innovation and ultimately reduces consumer choice."
Microsoft said that it was studying the commission´s preliminary finding, and did not rule out requesting a formal hearing.
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