Microsoft to Comply With EU Browser Request

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Microsoft has announced that it intends to fully comply with European Union regulators by giving users the option of picking their web browser. If the initial trial program is successful, Microsoft will need to continue the program for five years. This change comes due to the regulators believing that installing Internet Explorer on all Windows PCs is anti-competitive. This will be done through a ballot screen which will inform users that there are different choices when it comes to web browsers. The user will then be able to choose which browser they wish to install. This functionality will come standard with Windows 7, and will be available for XP and Vista through Windows Update.

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tkrow21 on October 7, 2009 01:30PM What about Notepad? Firewall? Windows Generic Drivers? Get rid of those! :P reply to this

Zertz on October 7, 2009 01:45PM Don't worry, someone else will whine and cry to the EU and have those banned as well! reply to this

Compxpert on October 7, 2009 07:41PM I don't think this just applies the the EU version also as I heard they are no longer producing an EU exclusive version with this and WMP removed. reply to this

CheeseMan42 on October 7, 2009 05:27PM They do sort of have a point. Most people don't know there is something out there other than IE. reply to this

potatochobit on October 7, 2009 08:33PM How will you update windows if you do not have IE 6 or later on your computer? reply to this

d3bruts1d on October 8, 2009 02:55AM Windows Update as of Vista no longer uses a web browser, instead it's baked into the OS. reply to this

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