+ - Microsoft to ship Windows 7 without IE in Europe->
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footnmouth
footnmouth writes "The BBC are reporting that Microsoft will be shipping Windows 7 without Internet Explorer.
From the article:
European buyers of Windows 7 will have to download and install a web browser for themselves. Bowing to European competition rules, Microsoft Windows 7 will ship without Internet Explorer. The company said it would make it easy for PC makers and users to get at and install the web browsing program. In response Brussels expressed scepticism over the move and whether it went far enough to ally accusations of it abusing its market position.
So, will Windows 7 offer an option to "Add Browser" which simply downloads IE8, or will the first Windows Update be mandated and install IE8. Or does this signal a genuine shift toward browser shift?"
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From the article:
European buyers of Windows 7 will have to download and install a web browser for themselves. Bowing to European competition rules, Microsoft Windows 7 will ship without Internet Explorer. The company said it would make it easy for PC makers and users to get at and install the web browsing program. In response Brussels expressed scepticism over the move and whether it went far enough to ally accusations of it abusing its market position.
So, will Windows 7 offer an option to "Add Browser" which simply downloads IE8, or will the first Windows Update be mandated and install IE8. Or does this signal a genuine shift toward browser shift?"
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