Microsoft in Asia continue to implement the IE browser bundling strategy

According to reports by foreign media, such as Microsoft’s IE browser, the main plaintiff in the case of monopoly European Opera recently, the company will not be in the Asia-Pacific region to adopt a legal act. The Mozilla Foundation’s browser “Open Choice” activities would not start in the Asia-Pacific. GK479， FK890

Opera, a spokesman told the media interview by e-mail said that as the European Committee for Interoperable Systems (ECIS) a member of the company decided not to take further measures for the Asia-Pacific , the browser selection of political lobbying. ECIS Tuesday was the last issued a report urging the national antitrust authorities in the country to promote the strategy of alternative browser.

As developer of the Firefox browser, Mozilla has also said that the company promoting the choice “open” activities only for users in Europe. Even if it does not exclude the possibility of future promotion in Asia, blog , but Mozilla said that the current will continue to focus on Europe.

The research firm Ovum, said Mike Davis, senior analyst, Asia is unlikely to insist on the application of alternative browser, Microsoft’s policy, because no one in Asia and European Commission and similar bodies, it is impossible to ensure that national policy-making in accordance with a unified market. Sony VGP-BPS9 

But he added that Australia, the state in May to decide on this issue alone.