EU launches new probe against Microsoft
Focus this time is on whether Internet Explorer is unfairly tied to the Windows operating system, European Commission says.
The new investigation follows a landmark European Union court decision last September that Microsoft could not exclude rivals by tying its products to its near-monopoly Windows product and must allow rival software to interoperate smoothly.
One complaint was brought by Opera, a Norwegian maker of a Web browser
The second was brought by an industry group, the European Committee for Interoperable Systems, which said Microsoft did not disclose enough interoperability information for a range of products.
"This initiation of proceedings does not imply that the Commission has proof of an infringement. It only signifies that the Commission will further investigate the case as a matter of priority," the Commission said.