Opera files antitrust complaint with the EU

Opera (the Norwegian Web Browser Company) have filed a antitrust suit that claims that Microsoft is stifling competition by distributing Internet Explorer with Windows.

They are hoping that the EU Commission will force Microsoft to comply with industry standards for web browsers and either unbundle Internet Explorer from Windows or include other browsers with it.

The main issue here for users seems to be one of standards compliance ... surely the Internet Browsers should be independently validated as compliant with the appropriate standards before they are released?

See the Opera Press Release