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E.U. Slaps Microsoft with $731 Million Fine Over Botched Browser Ballot

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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newsguy4234d ago

That's silly. People can still manually download set their default browsers

KingPin4234d ago

true true. but some people are not tech savvy enough to know that firefox, safari, opera, chrome etc even exist.

mcstorm4234d ago

What I find funny about this is Apple, Google ect don't offer anything like this on there OS's yet nothing has been done to them to make them show you what other browsers are available on there OS's.

This is just another way for Europe to make money from what ever they can.

Cueil4234d ago

Europe needed some money to keep their horrible system afloat

adorie4233d ago

In case you didn't know, the U.S needs moremoney than E.U, and yet, we don't fine these behemoths nearly as much as the E.U does.

Cueil4233d ago

No... the US doesn't punish companies for rules that are meant to ham string them because that crap doesn't fly in a capitalistic society like the US. Though I really wish they would have let all those banks fold.

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Microsoft's Gaming Shake-up: 1900 Job Cuts, Senior Execs Exit Xbox and Blizzard

Microsoft is laying off more employees, a new round after they cut thousands last year. It seems like many big tech companies are doing the same.

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Apple's Bold Move to Train LLM on Trendsetting News

Amidst the AI frenzy of 2023, major players like Google, Microsoft, and Meta are in the spotlight, launching their own generative AI systems.

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Microsoft launches app for iPhone users to use iMessage on PC

Microsoft has made it easy for iPhone users to check their mobile updates on Windows-enabled computers.

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