This is nothing but thuggery by the EU. Microsoft never put a gun to anyone's head to sell their OS or browser. And if they did they should be taken to court

This is nothing but thuggery by the EU. Microsoft never put a gun to anyone's head to sell their OS or browser. And if they did they should be taken to court for that--not antitrust. Sure they made aggressive deals with OEMs, but OEMs could have walked away anytime and face the consequences with their customers. At the end of the day, consumers have a choice what they buy. That choice does not include imaginary products suppliers don't want to deliver whether rationally or not (e.g. an OS without a browser, an iPhone with Flash, etc.). Antitrust is insulting to peoples' intelligence. It puts politicians (and the private parties that lobby and manipulate them) in charge of the marketplace. Vote me down, flame and pillory me all you want. But get ready when your private property is the next to be deemed too socially important for you to fully own anymore. You'll deserve it when it happens.