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Unsurprisingly, the head with the Mozilla Basis is backing Opera Software program;s browser-bundling complaint against Microsoft.Mitchell Baker, Chief Executive with the foundation,Office Professional, has gone on report declaring she concurs using the European Commission;s preliminary conclusion that “Microsoft’s tying of Web Explorer to the Windows operating technique harms competitors in between internet browsers, undermines product innovation and in the long run reduces consumer selection.” (The “preliminary conclusion,Office 2010 Professional Plus Activation,” which is roughly equivalent to a preliminary finding, is the result of an antitrust complaint Opera lodged towards Microsoft in December 2007. The EC issued the finding in mid-January 2009.)I agree with Baker that Microsoft;s tying of IE to Windows hurt competitors. Although Microsoft argued more than ten years ago in its antitrust case here in the U.S. versus the Department of Justice that IE was part of Windows, I — and many other observers — never felt Microsoft proved its case. However, Microsoft was not forced by the U.S. court to unbundle IE and, since that time,Office Home And Business 2010 Serial Key, has been allowed to continue to ship IE with every copy of Windows.Allowing Microsoft to make IE the default browser in Windows the courts has put a damper on Microsoft;s competitors. The real question now is what could and should be done — at this late date — to fix this fact.Mitchell blogged on February 6 that “(t)here are separate questions of whether there is a good remedy, and what that remedy might be.” In her post, she never suggested that remedy should be (though did offer her counsel towards the EC, if they want/need it).The remedy is what;s key here — not “proof” that Microsoft;s behavior hurt its competitors. What kind of action would provide more consumer option?Opera officials have said they are in favor of the EC requiring Microsoft to either push other browser to users via Microsoft;s own patch/updating mechanisms, like Windows Update; and/or requiring Microsoft to distribute other vendors; browsers with Windows. (So far,Office 2010 Standard Product Key, happily no one has suggested Microsoft be required to remove IE from Windows and sell a completely browser-free version in the EC. That strategy,Office 2010 Professional, required by the EC in the case of Media Player, resulted in a version of Windows that consumers don;t want and aren;t buying.)Few company observers seem to think even the Microsoft-bashing EC would go so far as to require Microsoft to use its own update mechanism to distribute its opponents; products. But making Microsoft put the Firefox, Opera and Chrome bits on the Windows DVD? That seems like something the EC just might do.The next question becomes: If the EC requires Microsoft to offer users a option of browsers will this delay delivery of Windows 7 in the EU? Will Microsoft argue that it will have to “un-integrate” IE from the rest of Windows before it can proceed?What do you think is going to happen next in the EC browser-bundling case? Do you feel forcing Microsoft to distribute its rivals; browsers alongside IE would help consumers — and not just Microsoft;s opponents?Update: Hmm…. What do the Firefox crew want? Firefox architect Mike Connor is quoted declaring he;s dead-set from Firefox being bundled with Windows and that Opera;s browser-bundling argument that is the crux of its EC complaint is misguided.