IE to lose Windows monopoly next week in Europe

Microsoft starts with some European users a choice of Windows Web browser next week, the company Tuesday, when he began to test public legal obligation selecting the browser.

The selection screen has followed the protracted negotiations between Microsoft and the European Commission is still in internal testing at the company is, but its external testing see next week before a wider launch in Europe beginning in about March 1 is expected Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Safari are among the browsers that are presented to users. According to statistics from Statcounter, IE browser currently has a 45.5 percent market share in Europe, followed by Firefox with 39.2 percent, chromium at 6.3 percent, 4.3 percent with Opera and Safari with 3.7 percent.