The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee plans to examine allegations that Microsoft is giving its own Internet Explorer Web browser preferential treatment over competing Web browsers in a version of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system. “This is a preliminary inquiry,” said Lynn Becker, communications director for Sen. Herb Kohl. Kohl is a member of the Judiciary Committee. “Our staff is trying to figure out the facts of the issue, but we’re not looking into a hearing at this time.”
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Windows 8 Browser Brouhaha Draws Regulator Attention
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani May 15, 2012 10:56 AMThe U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee plans to examine allegations that Microsoft is giving its own Internet Explorer Web browser preferential treatment over competing Web browsers in a version of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system. “This is a preliminary inquiry,” said Lynn Becker, communications director for Sen. Herb Kohl. Kohl is a member of the Judiciary Committee. “Our staff is trying to figure out the facts of the issue, but we’re not looking into a hearing at this time.”