"Due to a technical error"
Can such things really happen in accident? I mean if I already lost a lawsuit and know that such a mistake could cost me several millions I would write a simple test in my testing framework that checks such things.

Statement of Microsoft Corporation on EU Browser Choice Screen Compliance on Microsoft

REDMOND, Wash. - July 17, 2012 - Under a December 2009 decision of the European Commission, Microsoft is required to display a “Browser Choice Screen” (BCS) on Windows PCs in Europe where Internet Explorer is the default browser. We have fallen short in our responsibility to do this. Due to a technical error, we missed delivering the BCS softwa...