EU Does WINTEL

Two interesting news reports on the same day...
WSJ reports that "The European Commission on Wednesday will fine the world's biggest computer-chip maker, Intel Corp., for breaking European antitrust rules, people familiar with the matter said Friday. The commission, the executive arm of the European Union, will also tell Intel to make changes to the way it provides rebates to computer makers, the people said."

Computerworld reports that "European Union (EU) antitrust regulators have set an early June date for an oral hearing during which Microsoft Corp. can defend its practice of bundling Internet Explorer (IE) with Windows news reports said last week. Jonathan Todd, spokesman for the EU's Competition Commission, told several news outlets, including the Reuters and Dow Jones wire services, that the agency had set June 3-5 for Microsoft to respond to charges that it "shields" IE from competition."