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Vista European battleground
Tuesday, September 19th, 2006
Windows Vista hasn’t shipped yet, but Microsoft and the European Union are already caught up in 
a tussle over the antitrust impact of security technology in the operating system.
Microsoft wants the 25-nation bloc to set clear boundaries as to what it can and can’t do. By asking European regulators for guidelines now, Microsoft hopes to avoid an antitrust battle after Vista ships, where it might be forced to pull features out of the operating system. However, the EU has only provided a more general picture of the landscape.
Last month, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer met with EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes. The visit came after the software giant received a list of 79 questions related to Vista from the European Commission, the EU’s executive body. Despite this list, Microsoft feels it is driving blind. Vista’s European battleground | CNET News.com
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