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Microsoft rivals, consumer groups want browser offer changed

Microsoft rivals, trade groups want browser offer changed

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TSMC court win a major blow to China's biggest chip maker

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PeerBlock Helps You Surf the Web in Secret
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Microsoft rivals, consumer groups want browser offer changed
Microsoft's antitrust settlement offer to the European Commission needs minor, often cosmetic changes in order to restore fair competition to the market for Internet browsers, said some of the software giant's main rivals Thursday.

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TSMC court win a major blow to China's biggest chip maker
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