signor_john - 5:03 pm on Jun 2, 2009 (gmt 0)

This reminds me of the situation with Windows 95, when Microsoft was placing an MSN icon on the desktop and other online services (such as AOL and Prodigy) cried foul. Microsoft ended up placing an online services folder on the Win95 desktop, in effect giving free distribution to its competitors.

I'm a little perplexed by the EU bureacracy's obsession with browsers. Five or 10 years ago, they might have had a legitimate case, but Firefox seems to be doing pretty well these days, so the suggestion that Microsoft has a monopoly in browsers suggests is farfetched at best.