The European Commission is expected to announce its final decision in a long-running anti-trust case against US software giant Microsoft on March 24, officials said Friday. Microsoft, whose Windows operating system is installed in 90 percent of all personal computers, is accused in Europe of trying to squelch rival products to its Windows Media Player software, such as RealPlayer and Apple QuickTime. After a more than five-year investigation, specialists working for EU competition commissioner Mario Monti concluded in a preliminary finding last month that Microsoft had in fact infringed EU competition rules.

The commission will discuss that preliminary finding with anti-trust experts from EU countries at two meetings this month, on March 15 and 22, before taking a decision at its weekly Wednesday meeting on March 24, sources said. Microsoft has also been accused of seeking to squeeze out other firms in the market for "low-end servers" -- computers that provide e-mail and other services to multiple users. Last month officials indicated that Brussels could offer a "soft" compromise deal to settle the Microsoft case, letting the company decide itself which intellectual property rights it surrendered. Such a deal would avoid legal appeals which would likely follow a firmer Brussels slap for the group.

News source: EU Business

The 32 bit version supports Drag&Drop from and to explorer/desktop, delete to the recycle bin, and Explorer style context menus/property sheets. FTP servers on the Internet can be accessed like local drives.A configurable directory hotlist (bookmarks) and history list make directory navigation easier.

The sync function allows to synchronize two complete directory trees, and the compare function shows the difference of two binary or text files highlighted side by side. The new parallel port connection works between any combination of Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT 4, Windows 2000/XP, Windows 3.1 and even DOS through a separate server.

NOTE: The update is still free for all registered users (also of Windows Commander)

What's New in This Release:

  • Fixed: With file panels above each other, the mouse wheel may have scrolled the wrong window
  • Fixed: Ctrl+Q on drive in "My Computer" turned off quick view permanently



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