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Court Filing Complains About Microsoft Icons
By David Utter
Expert Author
Article Date: 2005-06-01
The Redmond-based software company will have to make adjustments to the Windows XP operating system to satisfy a court ruling.
A court filing on Wednesday by the Department of Justice, along with some states, complained about the Internet Explorer icon appearing on web-related files stored on a computer where a different web browser was the default for the system.
According to a CNET News report, the filing also complained that disabling Internet Explorer in Windows XP does not automatically delete shortcuts pointing to the program.
As part of the same filing, Microsoft agreed to update the XP operating system to satisfy those concerns. These seemingly minor details were uncovered by an oversight committee formed after the 2001 antitrust settlement between Microsoft and the federal government.
Microsoft has had its plate full recently with antitrust issues. A deadline expired this morning for the company to comply with the European Union's antitrust ruling against it. Microsoft filed documents proposing a resolution to the EU's ruling before the midnight deadline.
The EU will spend the next few weeks reviewing that proposal, one which addresses the licensing of server source code to third-party developers working on interoperable products, and another concerning the sale of the Windows operating system without bundling the Windows Media Player with it in Europe.
About the Author:
David Utter is a staff writer for WebProNews covering technology and business. Email him here.
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