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Simon Waters wrote:
Neil Williams wrote:well, whatever version of IE in windows7 then.I believe it ships without a default browser in Europe.
Hi Simon,Not quite correct I'm afraid. Having installed Windows 7 myself and not got the expected choice I made some inquiries and got the following response:
'Windows 7 has been in development for the last few years and while Microsoft have been appealing against EU rulings, they have continued to integrate their browser in their Operating System. This recent ruling means that all future operating systems sold by Microsoft, over the next five years, must offer users the choice of an internet browser. The browser choice will be offered in all products from March, probably via a service pack or an update. All Microsoft operating systems sold from then on will offer the choice of browsers including Firefox, Safari and Chrome alongside Internet Explorer and a few others. Products sold before that date will have an update or service pack via Windows Update which will then give users the option to select which browser they prefer. The update will uninstall IE and install the browser of choice. Microsoft release major updates on the second Tuesday of the month so the update is likely to take place on the 9th March. Of course you can install and use any browser you wish before then, simply install it and set it as your default browser.'
In other words MS arrogance assumed they would win so didn't have any contingency plan for Windows 7 if they lost. Quite how future loss of IE will affect applications where the developer has been bone idle and relied on IE components for some of the functionality will be fun to see. I suspect MS are banking on third parties saying 'You must have IE installed for this program to run' and bypass the ruling that way. It will be interesting to see if the Update referred to will be available for Windows XP - somehow I doubt it.
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