Microsoft is finally allowed to (once again) set IE as the default browser in Windows

For the past five years, Microsoft has been forced to offer first-time Windows users in Europe a choice of web browser. This was a result of an EU ruling in 2009, which found that Microsoft had been unfairly abusing its operating system monopoly to push Internet Explorer into the hands of millions of unwitting, unfortunate users. The deal only required Microsoft to play fair for five years, though — and that period of imposed atonement has now concluded. Once again, Microsoft is free to make Internet Explorer the default web browser in Windows.

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