E.U. Fines Microsoft $732 Million Over Browser - NYTimes.com

A multifaceted Microsoft sign of the times

"Although Microsoft has appealed many of its past punishments, it may be reluctant to do so this time, preferring to focus on its rivalry with Google. Microsoft is among the companies that have complained about Google’s business practices to Mr. Almunia.
The penalty Wednesday stemmed from an antitrust settlement in 2009 that called on Microsoft to give Windows users in Europe a choice of Web browsers, instead of pushing them to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.
Microsoft failed to offer users such a choice for more than a year — apparently without the failure’s being noticed by anyone at the company or the commission."

E.U. Fines Microsoft $732 Million Over Browser - NYTimes.com