Microsoft Corp. has not yet launched a paid anti-virus product, but questions about software bundling and unfair competition are already swirling in Europe.
Partner Resource Center Rival Symantec Corp. acknowledged late this week that it has responded to a request for information from European Union regulators regarding the state of the security market and Symantec's role in it.
But some are speculating that EU antitrust officials have bigger fish to fry. Some company watchers believe that Microsoft might be embarking on more product bundling—behavior for which the company recently had its hand slapped by the European Commission.
Symantec officials were careful to note that Symantec has "not filed a formal complaint with the European Commission."
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