Microsoft to change Vista after Google complaint (Reuters)

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Source: Reuters

Microsoft to change Vista after Google complaint

By Peter Kaplan
Wed Jun 20, 1:07 AM ET

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT) has agreed to
modify its Windows Vista operating system in response to a complaint
that its computer search function put Google Inc. (Nasdaq:GOOG) and
other potential rivals at a disadvantage, the Justice Department and
Microsoft said on Tuesday.

Under an agreement with the department and 17 state attorneys
general and the District of Columbia, Microsoft will build into Vista an
option to let users select a default desktop search program on
personal computers running Windows.

The function, known as "Instant Search," allows Windows users to
enter a search query and get a list of results from their hard drive
that contain the search term.

The agreement was made public as part of a joint report that the
Justice Department and Microsoft filed late on Tuesday with the
court overseeing Microsoft's compliance with a 2002 antitrust
consent decree.

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