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Also there is geopolitics involved. A war in the east and every EU regulation against US companies is seen a bit as an attack on the alliance while "we" must stand together against the east.

Also IE was the dominant browser back then, which it is not today, but windows itself is on the desktop. So I think it is abusing monopoly, but instead of trying to regulate it, EU should make a push for open source. Maybe fund it with a big fine for Microsoft. That would be EU politics I could engage with.