Brussels, 16th December 2009 Antitrust: Commission decision on
Microsoft's new web browser Choice Screen - user's guide What is
a web browser? A web browser is the software that allows
computer users to access and surf the internet. What is the
Choice Screen and how can people get it? Microsoft has agreed
with the European Commission to offer Microsoft Windows users a
Choice Screen giving them an easy choice about which web browser
they want to use. The Choice Screen will be provided to those
European Windows users (currently more than 100 million) who
have Microsoft's web browser Internet Explorer set as their
default web browser. Until now, Microsoft has provided its web
browser together with its Windows software, whilst the main
competing web browsers generally have to be downloaded from the
internet. This means that often other browsers do not get
installed on consumers' computers. The Choice Screen will take
the form of a Windows update. The update will be installed
automatically for users who have opted