Furthermore, the Commission's preliminary view was that this tying hindered innovation in the market and created artificial incentives for software developers and content providers to design their products or web sites primarily for Internet Explorer.
Veebilehitseja sidumine operatsioonisüsteemiga kammitses komisjoni arvates ühtlasi uuendustegevust turul ning sundis tarkvaraarendajaid ja infosisu pakkujaid suunama oma tooted ja veebisaidid peamiselt Internet Explorerile.