MRTPC orders probe against Microsoft8217;s end user agreement

acirc;euro;oelig;In our view, the investigation on these lines has not been proceeded with by the DG and no material has been collected in this regard,acirc;euro; the bench said hearing the DG on the question of issuance of notice of enquiry.

The commission asked DG to submit the report by December 4 on a priority basis and the case is listed for hearing on the same day.

A Mumbai-based resident L J Shah had alleged Microsoftacirc;euro;trade;sEULA imposed restrictions on buyers of its software products.He also alleged that EULA forbids the use of softwares by the licensee unless the buyer acquires an access licence for each computer attached to the server and buyers are restrained to use the software on more than one computer.

Microsoft Corp said it will expand its personal finance and investment Web site overseas as part of the software giantacirc;euro;trade;s push to attract more users to its MSN.com Internet portal. MSNacirc;euro;trade;s MoneyCentral site, which lets visitors get information like stock quotes, market research and company data, would open in Britain, France, Germany and Japan.