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		chefkoch on April 19, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google Apple Contact Tracing (GACT): a wolf in she... There was a special Windows version for the EU.

jka on April 19, 2020 [–]

Thank you. Are you referring to the "Microsoft Corp. v Commission of the European Communities" case[1]?

(lodged in 2004, resolved in 2007 - and led to the release of a version of Windows without Windows Media Player installed-by-default)

[1] - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:62...

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