Windows 8 is 'touched by the European Commission'

Microsoft is suspected of creating an unfair competition environment when it does not allow users to choose a browser other than Internet Explorer.

The European Commission has just decided to investigate whether Windows 8 does not allow users to choose web browsers that force them to use Internet Explorer. According to Reuters, the European Commission is watching Microsoft manage third-party browsers on Windows 8.

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Microsoft only allows Internet Explorer to operate "at full capacity" on Windows 8 instead of enabling other browsers. ( Photo: Slashgear).

In fact, the company only offers a very limited application programming interface (API) for vendors like Mozilla or Google that make it difficult for companies to take advantage of features on Windows 8. Article This also happens for Windows RT. Specifically, third-party web browsers are limited to the Metro interface while Internet Explorer can work in all modes.

In May this year, the US Senate Committee also conducted an antitrust investigation regarding browser issues on Windows RT but in an unofficial form. This happened after Mozilla complained that Microsoft made Windows RT unfair when limiting the ARM application programming interface to Internet Explorer.

Earlier, the company had been " teased" by the agency for a similar incident on Windows 7 Service Pack 1. "The software giant" has argued that due to technical problems, the operating system screen does not show up. upload the web browser selection table for users and ask for an extension to comply with the law