Microsoft Corp said that computer manufacturers will be able to set Google or other non-Microsoft search engines as the default search service in the next version of its flagship Windows operating system.
Brad Smith, Microsoft senior vice president and general counsel, said the software giant is adopting a voluntary set of principles to guide development of its market-dominating operating system in a manner that promotes competition.
He acknowledged that eight of the 12 principles come from the company's 2002 antitrust settlement with the US Department of Justice.
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