David on 15/6/2009 at 16:00
Fair enough! :)
Renzatic on 15/6/2009 at 21:42
This seems like such a nonissue to me. I mean I can see the reasoning behind the EU's decision, but still. You know the 97% of people who run with the default browser and nothing else will just go ahead and install IE when faced with a choice.
The whole thing ultimately an empty gesture. The people who are more inclined to use another browser are already doing it. Everyone else just wants the big blue E. After all the bluster over fair competition and whatnot, the true end result of this will be a bunch of moms and dads freaking out, going "Chrome, Firefox? I just want my internet!".
Matthew on 15/6/2009 at 22:30
I got the impression that there would actually be about 18 SKUs released in Europe:
Windows 7 as-is (6 SKUs)
Another 6 without IE
Another 6 without IE and Media Player
Renzatic on 16/6/2009 at 04:38
This is the first I've heard of the various versions. All the sites that have any mention of it just say that IE is being stripped from all versions of W7.
Even with all the different choices, it's still stupid. I think MS tethering all the little annoying crap like Messenger to Windows Live, and giving people the option to uninstall IE8, .NET, and WMP from an easily accessible menu is more than enough. If you're so inclined, you can strip every single excess MS program from Windows 7 and replace it with whatever you want. Why do they need to do more?
Matthew on 16/6/2009 at 08:50
I believe they're intended to be an ultra-cautious response to (and in my opinion, a little passive-aggressive dig at) the EU's anti-monopoly investigations of MS.
belboz on 19/6/2009 at 02:25
Or you can around it by having a statement like you dont recognised this european law, like they do in france for a lot of european laws they dont like.
Matthew on 19/6/2009 at 11:56
Quote Posted by belboz
Or you can around it by having a statement like you dont recognised this european law, like they do in france for a lot of european laws they dont like.
Doesn't quite work like that, sport.
Enchantermon on 19/6/2009 at 16:16
Quote Posted by Renzatic
This seems like such a nonissue to me.
Same here. I get the point, but it seems fairly trivial.
Interestingly, Leopard ships with Safari installed, but I don't hear anyone complaining to Apple about antitrust laws.
Matthew on 19/6/2009 at 16:21
Probably because OS X corners a tremendously small portion of the market? Do you think?
EvaUnit02 on 19/6/2009 at 17:04
Attacking MacOS would be like launching an invasion on Antarctica.
