Read Eye on Microsoft in the$$ eText, then use the following news clip to answer the question.

$$Microsoft: We're not gouging Europe on Windows $7$ pricing

Regulators in the European Union have charged Microsoft with illegally tying Internet Explorer$($IE$)$ to Windows and mandated that a version of Windows be offered stripped of IE$.$ A news report suggested that when Microsoft launches Windows$7,$ it will charge a higher price for the$$ IE$-$stripped version than the price for a full version that includes IE$.$ Microsoft denied this report but announced that it would offer the full version at a lower upgrade price.

$$Source: computerworld.com

Why might Microsoft offer the full version of Windows $7$ to European customers at a lower upgrade$$ price?

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Part $1$

Microsoft might offer the full version of Windows $7$ to European customers at a lower upgrade price because it$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

A$.$

can then avoid the cost of stripping$$ IE$,$ which might exceed the price cut

B$.$

wants to avoid being accused of price gouging

C$.$

wants to maximize total revenue

D$.$

wants to avoid being accused of predatory pricing

E$.$

wants to maximize the quantity sold