I think Eldar was saying something like this a month or two ago already... Not sure if him repeating it is him being him, or if it actually means there's more information available suggesting that this is going to be something Microsoft wants to do. *Shrug* Either way, what gerbick says makes perfect sense too - the EU would already be watchful of Microsoft monopolies in their territory from prior experiences, AND there's bound to be people in the EU who felt a sense of pride about their European giant Nokia (while Europe isn't exactly unified culturally, the people who do feel more European than [any European nationality here] are more likely to end up working in the EU, and either way they'd certainly feel more positively towards a European business than the American Microsoft that they've had unpleasant relations with before).