People logging on to the internet by the Microsoft owned program Internet Explorer, which is the standard default browser for all Windows machines, will be greeted by a different home-page today.
Windows users will be offered the choice of downloading other browsers as part of a deal that Microsoft has struck with the European Commission.
This compromise by Microsoft resolves a long-running case in which the software giant had been accused of abusing its market power and position to belittle others.
Customers using the Internet Explorer browser will be greeted by a pop-up window which will prompt the person to choose and install one of 12 different browsers or let them stick with Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
Although the update has been prepared for Windows XP, Vista and the new operating system Windows 7, not all Windows users will see it.
The alternate browser choice window will not pop up in front of those who already run a different default browser on their PC's, such as Firefox, Safari or Chrome.
This pop up windows is seen as a move in the market by Microsoft's competitors following the recent trouble Microsoft had with safety issues surrounding the security of your computer and its files whilst using the Internet Explorer browser.
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