Windows 7 receives antitrust complaints again

The recent release of Windows 7 RC have already stirred up antitrust complaints from Opera, and even Mozilla. According to Financial Times, the opposing browser companies once again believe that Microsoft is committing anti-competitive behaviour with Windows 7.

The main issue at hand is that Microsoft’s rivals are claiming PC users who upgraded their machines to Windows 7 have Internet Explorer 8 set as their default browser, even if they were previously using a different browser.

Microsoft’s defense was that this only applied to the installation experience with the test version of Windows 7, and was unrelated to the experience most users would have when Windows 7 is released.

Chairperson of Mozilla Mitchell Baker told the following to Eweek:

Our initial review suggests this is a blatant use of the Windows operating system to change the market dynamics of browser usage. What we’ve seen so far is a clear example of why and how Microsoft’s Windows monopoly damages competition in related products

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