Opera and Firefox Claim Increased Marketshare After Browser Ballot Launch

Opera co-founder Jon von Tetzcher has said that the European web browser ballot screen that Microsoft was forced to deploy has had a positive impact on the European web browser market.In an interview with Seattle PI, the Opera...

Here's the low down on the technology news doing the rounds today including the new Firefox security update, the Conservative party's website being hacked and Google's defiance of China's censorship laws.  The Cash Gordon...

Microsoft saw a small but significant plunge in Internet Explorer's market share in some particular European countries since it rolled out the browser ballot screen. This solution is tailored to offer Windows users in the EU...

Opera Software has disclosed the fact that the number of downloads of its eponymous browser has increased tremendously in Europe after Microsoft launched a ballot screen after the EU had ruled the company of being anti...

Opera Software company has announced that the number of downloads for the newly launched Opera 10.5 browser have 'tripled' since Microsoft launched the Windows browser ballot, which allows European users of Internet Explorer web...

As from today, Microsoft will be offering Windows users in the European Union the possibility to choose which browser they want to use on their operating system, a process which was imposed by the Redmond software maker, by the...

As from the 1st of March, Microsoft will allow users of its popular Windows operating systems to choose web browsers other than Internet Explorer as it takes steps to comply with an agreement it struck with the European...

The European Commission has dropped its competition law case against Microsoft over its browser software and accepted the company's solution of offering Microsoft Windows users a screen through which they can choose non-Microsoft...

European Union regulators have officially dropped the antitrust case against Microsoft, which was said to be in breach of European antitrust laws by not providing the users of its Windows operating system with an option to choose...

The on-going legal dispute between Microsoft and the European Union Commission regarding the breach of the EU’s anti-trust laws by Microsoft is about to end, a source close to the legal proceedings has told...

Microsoft Corp. has revamped its ongoing legal negotiations with the EU antitrust regulators over the concerns surrounding web browser exclusivity, according to a report carried by Bloomberg. Citing internal sources, Bloomberg...

The European Commission has opened a public consultation on whether Microsoft's proposed 'ballot screen' is enough of a concession to keep the Commission from taking action against it for abuse of a dominant market position. The...

In what seems as major respite to Microsoft, the European Commission has stated that it is satisfied with Microsoft’s plans to facilitate competition in the browser market through a browser ballot system.  In order to...

While the European Commission is reportedly planning to wind up the long-standing antitrust case against Microsoft for bundling IE with Windows, rival web browsers are urging regulators not to approve the software maker’s...

Three weeks after the announcement of Windows 7 Family Pack by Microsoft, the software giant has put a price on its Family pack offer; the 3-license pack will cost £150 or £50 per license. The family pack ressembles...