Opera Files EU Complaint Against Microsoft

A number of readers have sent word about Opera Software ASA's antitrust complaint against Microsoft filed with the EU. Here is Opera's press release on the filing. The company wants the EU to "obligate Microsoft to unbundle Internet Explorer from Windows and/or carry alternative browsers pre-installed on the desktop" and to "require Microsoft to follow fundamental and open Web standards accepted by the Web-authoring communities." The latter request makes this a case to watch. Will the Commissioner take the Acid2 test using IE7?

Great plan

[farlukar]

Antitrust cases worked so well for getting WMP removed :)

Re:isn't MS already supposed to have unbundled IE?

[kylben]

...require Microsoft to follow fundamental and open Web standards accepted by the Web-authoring communities...

This one does get interesting. Maybe this is the avenue required to get Microsoft to move closer to compliance on the accepted standards. There certainly hasn't been any bending to pressures from developers."

Yeah, that's what we need, governments enforcing coding standards. Just wait till you get fined $100 for using 4 spaces instead of a tab.

Re:This is a great idea and all, but...

[varmittang]

How am I going to download an Internet browser if my crappy Microsoft Windows has no way of browsing the Internet? There, fixed that for you.

My view ...

[Archangel Michael]

Only people on acid use IE so it does indeed pass the "ACID TEST"

MSFT should unbundle the recycle bin!

[Anonymous Coward]

I got a great recycle bin application but no one will use it because they get one for free. Now tell me, what's a "recycle bin" got to do with operating systems?

How do I file a complaint in the EU? Do I need to be a unemployed socialist to file?

Jeeeeez- Opera is a nice browser, but not nice enough for a business model ... get a life folks.

Re:I don't get it

[plague3106]

First, most people won't know how to do that. Second, you're now locking out FTP clients by bundling one with the OS!!!! That's unfair competition to CuteFTP!