Neil Barrett to monitor software giant’s compliance with antitrust ruling

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission appointed a British computer scientist Wednesday to oversee whether Microsoft Corp. is complying with a 2004 antitrust ruling that it had abused its near-monopoly in desktop computer systems to shut out rival software makers.

Although Microsoft has faced charges dealing with monopolies and anti-trust laws, are they still pushing the limits that are set in the 2004 anti-trust ruling? Could microsoft be hurting the market for OS (operating systems) or do people really just prefer microsoft over other brands of OS's?