MS's monopoly in the OS market is rapidly crumbling. I suppose that depends on how you define monopoly, but Linux distros are gaining traction.

And MS is not the open holding back support for newer tech. Most people using Windows/IE are non-technical people who just aren't interested in upgrading to the latest tech. Witness how many IE users are still on IE6. Even Microsoft would like them to switch browsers so they can discontinue support for ye olde sixe. But these are not people who are clamoring for the latest and greatest...

nice to see the European government is just as inefficient as the US's. First of all, the Trident engine behind IE is used in a heck of a lot of Windows components and software. Are they going to demand that Trident be replaceable with Gecko or WebKit? Cause otherwise it's still going to be darn important to Windows.

Second of all, this decision is so 2003... Has the EU not noticed the success of Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and even Opera hanging around? The browser market is fine. Let Grandma and Great Aunt Sue keep using IE6 and being happy and let the market take care of itself...