Comment As long as the browser asks for permission (Score 2, Interesting) 287
why would this be considered a bad idea?
I was not referring to JavaScript and what you're saying might technically be correct, but... we should not forget that the language constantly evolves and definitions of yesterday could be expanded today.
and besides http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/markup Computing Dictionary markup definition (1995-03-30):
In computerised document preparation, a method of adding information to the text indicating the logical components of a document, or instructions for layout of the text on the page or other information which can be interpreted by some automatic system*.
and http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/code Computing Dictionary code definition (2000-04-08):
1. Instructions for a computer in some programming language, often machine language (machine code). The word "code" is often used to distinguish instructions from data*
* emphasis added
And here is where I completely disagree with you. MS had a choice to include alternatives to IE, they choose the lesser evil for them and removed IE. Now ask yourself which browser is most likely going to be bundled with OEM setups?
One other thing, you did have a choice before.
How would you even GET to the Firefox website to install it if you didn't have IE included with a fresh Windows install (this isn't 1996--most people don't keep install discs for their browsers anymore).
FTP!?
Secondly, what exactly is MS supposed to do if NOT bundling their browser isn't even enough for the EC?
Did you even bother to read the summary?
(...) noting that stripping out IE from Windows 'may potentially be positive,' but 'rather than more choice, Microsoft seems to have chosen to provide less.'
Install Linux
Second this, but unfortunately it doesn't keep IE8 off your machine, because it runs under Wine.
Well, I don't know about EU, but USA can perform a "liberation war" on them
Thank God for our NATO membership!
Then, after all is done and nicely set up, they can replace the president and blame everything on the previous one
You probably mean prime minister. The only president we have is the president of our parliament.
People who can count in binary, people who get laid and those who can't do either!
There, fixed it for you.
The flow chart is a most thoroughly oversold piece of program documentation. -- Frederick Brooks, "The Mythical Man Month"
