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D.O.J. says Microsoft to modify Vista over complaint

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Tue Jun 19, 2007 11:05pm EDT

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Windows Vista logos decorate downtown Bucharest January 31, 2007. U.S. antitrust authorities confirmed on Tuesday they reached an accord with Microsoft Corp. requiring the company to modify its Vista operating system in response to complaints its desktop search function puts Google Inc. and other potential competitors at a disadvantage. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. antitrust authorities confirmed on Tuesday they reached an accord with Microsoft Corp. requiring the company to modify its Vista operating system in response to complaints its desktop search function puts Google Inc. (GOOG.O) and other potential competitors at a disadvantage.

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The Justice Department said Microsoft (MSFT.O) would create a "mechanism" for computer users and manufacturers to select a default program to handle desktop search.



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