Microsoft makes changes to Vista in EU, S. Korea
Microsoft Corp. said on Friday it had made changes to its new Vista operating system to meet all the demands of the European Union and South Korea, hoping to avoid further antitrust action.
The European Commission and South Korea, both of whom have been at loggerheads with Microsoft for years, were concerned the company would dent competition because the inclusion of its own software with Vista would put people off buying rival products. After speaking to top EU antitrust chief Neelie Kroes on Thursday, the company said it had made changes to its Internet, fixed document format and security software in Vista, while Korean consumers would get a unique version of the system.
"Microsoft agreed to make each of the changes that the Commission advises us today," the company's top lawyer, Brad Smith, told reporters on a conference call.
