Microsoft tried to divert attention of the European Commission from his browser market monopolization practices to the threat of Google’s possible invasion of the Internet search industry, reports the Register. In it latest filing to the EU regulator the company stated that in case it will be forced to carry rival browsers in Windows, Google, which is a default searcher in Opera, Mozilla Firefox and, of course, Chrome, will without any obstacles even more dominate the search market.
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Thus, Microsoft tries to persuade the commission that if PC makers will be allowed to set a browser choice dialogue during the OS installation Google would induce PC manufacturers to set search defaults in its favor. As the Register noted, look who’s talking!
Interestingly Microsoft’s submission to the regulator does not include Kumo, a new search contester which is due for rollout next month. Microsoft says it is concerned that having Google as the default searcher for Firefox and Opera will have an adverse impact on its far too weak position on the search arena and increase Google’s dominance. Moreover Microsoft is sure that inducements and sweethearts deals arranged by Google would make things even worse.
Meantime, Microsoft is obviously confusing two diverse matters as the commission is trying to solve the problem that arose in the browser industry not in the search market. Actually it was Opera who launched the case against the company’s setting IE as the default browser and foreclosing others from entering the browser market. The move was later backed by Mozilla and at last it was supported by Google. Hence, all the allegations in the new filing made by Microsoft are just a trick to muddy the water and are just an end run.
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