Microsoft Agrees to Change Windows
From Associated Press
Microsoft Corp. has agreed under pressure to change its Windows software to resolve complaints by the Justice Department that it unfairly influenced how customers buy their music online, the government said.
Microsoft will offer updated software for its Windows XP operating system in February or March to stop its disputed practice of compelling consumers who buy music on the Web to use only Microsoft’s Internet browser.
The company continues to say its design is legal.
Government antitrust lawyers concluded that the design violated a landmark antitrust settlement approved by a federal court in October 2002.
Microsoft shares fell 16 cents to $27.54 on Nasdaq.
