The European Union has decided that Microsoft including Internet Explorer with it's Windows operating systems violates it's antitrust rules."Microsoft's tying of Internet Explorer to the Windows operating system harms competition between web browsers, undermines product innovation and ultimately reduces consumer choice," the EU said in a statement.
Microsoft have been given a chance to respond, however they have said that they will conduct their business in "full compliance with European law".
An investigation by the EU found that including Internet Explorer in the Windows operating system makes the browser available on 90% of the world's PCs, therefore distorting competition.
Even though Microsoft is an American company, it must meet the EU's antitrust rules if it wants to do business within the 27-nation union. The rules are in place to prohibit companies from abusing a dominant market position.
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