The EU executive on Wednesday slapped a 561-million-euro ($731 million) fine on the US software company Microsoft for what it called a breach of an anti-monopolies deal that the firm had previously agreed to.
The European Commission found that Microsoft had failed to offer Windows 7 users a choice of Internet browsers in line with a five-year accord reached between the two sides in 2009.
"Microsoft failed to rollout the browser choice screen with its Windows 7 Service Pack 1 from May 2011 until July 2012," the Commission announced in a statement.
Read more: EU executive fines Microsoft for antitrust breach | Business | DW.DE | 06.03.2013
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