Microsoft will have a new European Commission Competition Commissioner in mid-January 2010, as Neelie Kroes steps down to take another position within the EU law enforcement body. Meanwhile, reports circulating online indicate that Microsoft and the European Commission may conclude a deal over Internet Explorer 8 being bundled with Windows 7 by Dec. 15. Opera, Mozilla and other companies previously planned on asking the Commission to review Microsoft’s solution for the issue, which involved installing a ballot screen that would let users choose their browser.
– Microsoft will face a new European Commission antitrust watchdog in
mid-January, as European Union Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes steps down
to take a new job as a vice president of the EC.
Due
to replace Kroes is Joachín Almunia, who currently serves as commissioner for
Economic …