The EC's attempt to sever Microsoft's Internet Explorer from its operating system has produced yet another cruel joke. Microsoft has announced that their upcoming OS Windows 7 will be shipped IE free to European destinations - Yippee right? I don't think so.
Imagine you're French and you have just purchased and installed a new browser-less copy of Windows 7. Now you want to download that spanking new version of Opera, how you gonna do it?
Hey wait a minute, the only option you have in the operating system is to download IE??? Yes that means you will need to download IE in order to download Opera. I'm sure the guys at Opera are not pleased with the mess their complaint has instigated. Its no wonder the EC was quick to reject Microsoft's generous offer, problem is what they want is even more ludicrous. Even devout Microsoft haters would concur that forcing the Redmond giant to offer competing browsers alongside their own is a tad much. How many people do you think will agree to buy a machine without pre-installed browsing capabilities?
So what's next, an FTP retro fashion?
Imagine you're French and you have just purchased and installed a new browser-less copy of Windows 7. Now you want to download that spanking new version of Opera, how you gonna do it?
Hey wait a minute, the only option you have in the operating system is to download IE??? Yes that means you will need to download IE in order to download Opera. I'm sure the guys at Opera are not pleased with the mess their complaint has instigated. Its no wonder the EC was quick to reject Microsoft's generous offer, problem is what they want is even more ludicrous. Even devout Microsoft haters would concur that forcing the Redmond giant to offer competing browsers alongside their own is a tad much. How many people do you think will agree to buy a machine without pre-installed browsing capabilities?So what's next, an FTP retro fashion?
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