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Microsoft Revamps Windows XP After Court Decision
Microsoft said on Wednesday it would reconfigure its new Windows XP operating system to allow computer makers and users to remove the company's Internet Explorer Web browser in light of a recent court ruling in the government's antitrust case.
The announcement came two weeks after a US Court of Appeals ruling that upheld the finding that Microsoft illegally used its dominance to maintain its monopoly in PC operating system software.
According to the announcement, the software giant will now allow computer manufacturers and consumers to remove the Explorer browser, which had proven be be a near impossibility in the past.
"This announcement does not take the place of settlement discussions with the government parties or any future steps in the legal process; however, we wanted to take immediate steps in light of the court's ruling. We are hopeful that we can work with the government parties on the issues that remain after the court's ruling," said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
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