Microsoft will have a new European Commission Competition Commissioner in mid-January 2010, as Neelie Kroes steps down to take another position within the EU law enforcement body. Meanwhile, reports circulating online indicate that Microsoft and the European Commission may conclude a deal over Internet Explorer 8 being bundled with Windows 7 by Dec. 15. Opera, Mozilla and other companies previously planned on asking the Commission to review Microsoft's solution for the issue, which involved installing a "ballot screen" that would let users choose their browser.
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