As EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes announced today, its authority is currently considering a new proposal of the manufacturer Microsoft. How does this look is not known, Microsoft has the "so-called Ballot-screen" probably change again. In order to be Windows users with the installation of an alternative browser, you can decide who will then work instead of Internet Explorer as your default browser (see "Windows 7: Selection screen for the browser").

Microsoft's proposal for such a selection interface of July have a variety of competitors, and later criticized even the ECIS (European Committee for Interoperable Systems) users would have to confirm the choice of another browser's "menacing-looking and confusing warnings and questions and answer" ( see 'complaints about Microsoft's Ballot Screen ").

What Microsoft has in the Ballot-screen exactly as it looks altered or is not yet known, according to Kroes, there will be "Tell me more" button for each browser to inform the click of a mouse on a particular product.Overall, the selection is to screen the "competing browser vendors better ambassador." The bottom line could be the changes address concerns raised by the EU Commission, "we are approaching a satisfactory solution," said Kroes. Starting next Friday, one month for the opinions of others (browser)-producers but also obtained the user to the new ballot screen. Will be approved, the new selection screen, Microsoft is committed for five years in it.