A technical error that affected 28 million Windows users in Europe could cost Microsoft billions in penalties. The glitch, which disabled the display of a browser choice screen in Windows, violates an agreement between Microsoft and European Union regulators. The maximum penalty for such a violation is 10 percent of a company’s annual revenues. In Microsoft’s case, that would be $8.9 billion. The European Commission announced Tuesday that it was opening an investigation into the situation.
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Microsoft's EU Browser Bugaboo Could Cost Billions
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. July 18, 2012 08:24 AMA technical error that affected 28 million Windows users in Europe could cost Microsoft billions in penalties. The glitch, which disabled the display of a browser choice screen in Windows, violates an agreement between Microsoft and European Union regulators. The maximum penalty for such a violation is 10 percent of a company’s annual revenues. In Microsoft’s case, that would be $8.9 billion. The European Commission announced Tuesday that it was opening an investigation into the situation.