I just read in news, Microsoft Corp. has agreed to modify Vista operating system in response to legal complaints that its desktop search function has brought Google and other potential competitors in problem. The U.S. Justice Department and Microsoft are expected to provide details of the proposed changes in a joint report filed in federal court later on Tuesday, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The source provided no details on what changes Microsoft had agreed to make. In a complaint filed with the Justice Department in December, Google said a feature built into Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system that allows users to search a computer’s hard drive did not leave room for competition from other desktop search applications.

Google claims that feature violates the consent decree that monitors Microsoft’s conduct as part of its settlement with the U.S. government in its landmark antitrust case against the company. The New York Times reported earlier in June that some state officials were alarmed by Google’s complaint

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