Opera, Mozilla and Google plan to send separate letters to the European Commission suggesting modifications to the ballot screen design put forth by Microsoft, reports Computerworld.

Microsoft had presented the EU with a proposal that would allow computer users in Europe a choice of browsers other than Internet Explorer. While Opera believes the ballot screen is a step in the right direction, it thinks the ballot should be displayed outside of IE. Hakon Wium Lie, Opera's chief technology officer, explains:

From the screenshots we've seen, we don't think it's right that the ballot appears within IE. If you're trying to provide a level playing field, you don't want it to be seen as subservient to IE. You wouldn't want a voting ballot that had a candidate's logo on the upper left corner, would you?

Mozilla would not confirm that it is sending a letter, but the company has been very vocal in the past about its unhappiness with Microsoft's proposal.