Well Microsoft have special versions avaible for such markets. Such as the "M" (was it M?) version of Windows that doesnt come with MSN and some software.
I think maybe Asia has something like that too, not only Europe.
EU doesnt want Microsoft to have monopoly on everything, Microsoft have a monopoly on operating system, so everytime they want introduce something, they put it in Windows and everybody gets it and they get an advantage their competitors dont.
I think that an operating system should come with useful software. EU should not go after MS for this, but MS have done other dirty business practices and vendor-lockin which EU should go after them for.
MS also have to pay money, but they refuse to or its that they pay but it dont hurt them because they make more money everyday than they have to pay.
EU says that they Microsoft should not be allowed to sell Windows in Europe if it comes bundled with all what it does. Microsoft dont want to loose the European market because its much money so they offer special "M" versions which are stripped down.
Europe settle with that I think, they are too afraid to go Linux.
Yeah, I think that many components such as IE, Outlook and stuff which cant be removed should be able to be removed.
EU go after Microsoft for bundling some software with their OS, but they dont go after Microsoft for the worse thing they do.
Pretty much all computer sold have the "Windows tax". Even if you dont buy an OS for your computer some money goes to Microsoft. And sometimes a computer without an operating system is same price as a computer with Windows and sometimes even more expensive.
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http://en.wikipedia....iki/Windows_Tax
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