Maximum PC: It was rumored the European Union wanted close its investigation into Microsoft's "browser ballot" screw-up and levy a fine before Easter break, a mission it's now achieved with weeks to spare. E.U. regulators decided to punish Microsoft to the tune of €561 million, or a little more than $731 million in U.S. currency, for failing to comply with an agreement to provide users with a browser choice screen (the so-called browser ballot) upon firing up Windows for the first time.
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Microsoft has made it easy for iPhone users to check their mobile updates on Windows-enabled computers.
That's silly. People can still manually download set their default browsers
Europe needed some money to keep their horrible system afloat