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  Gov't, Microsoft fight over online music
Time: 00:01 EST/05:01 GMT | News Source: Associated Press | Posted By: Todd Richardson

Nearly a year after Microsoft Corp. agreed to end its anticompetitive conduct, the government is raising concerns the world's largest software maker is trying to use its dominant Windows operating system to influence where customers buy their music online. If the dispute isn't resolved by week's end, it could become the first test of Microsoft's landmark antitrust settlement that was approved by a federal court in October 2002.

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#1 By 7390 (63.211.44.114) at Tuesday, October 21, 2003 03:55:47 AM
The dispute centers on a design feature in Windows XP called "Shop for Music Online," which lets consumers purchase compact discs from retailers over the Internet. When consumers click the link to buy music, Windows opens Microsoft's browser software even after consumers specify that they prefer using rival browser software.

Unless there are some security concerns the browser that the user specified should be used.



 

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