Microsoft Faces Fine

     Warsaw - Microsoft agreed nearly three years ago to allow European consumers better access to rival browsers.  Microsoft acknowledged its error in not distributing its software in a manner that allowed other browsers such as Mozilla's Firefox and Safari.  Microsoft, the world's largest software company, has blamed the three-year delaly on a technical glitch.  "The size of the fine could be fairly significant," says anti-trust lawyer Rachel Bickler.  See also, www.nytimes.com.