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I was just going to post the Wired article on the same story. They say,

Lawyers for the Justice Department and 19 state attorneys general have formally complained to a federal judge about a design feature of Windows that compels consumers who buy music online to use only Microsoft's Internet browser and steers them to a website operated by the company.

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Microsoft will continue with the same practices because nobody has yet been willing to stop them with actions that make a difference. Justice should have gone with the original break-up judgement. Until they wake up in DC this is our future.
 
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