A British government agency has complained to the European Commission about the lack of interoperability in some of Microsoft’s applications, but regulators are reportedly not opening a new formal inquiry on the complaint.The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) filed the complaint with the UK’s Office of Fair Trading last October, complaining about two issues: the software giant’s licensing practices and terms for educational users of its products; and “the existence of impediments to effective interoperability,” especially around Microsoft’s Office 2007 release.
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British Agency Shifts Microsoft Antitrust Complaint to EC
A British government agency has complained to the European Commission about the lack of interoperability in some of Microsoft’s applications, but regulators are reportedly not opening a new formal inquiry on the complaint.