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Spotted this elsewhere...

Story from BBC NEWS:
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/technology/8537763.stm>
Published: 2010/03/01

Windows users will be offered the choice as part of a deal Microsoft
struck with the European Commission.

The agreement resolves a long-running case in which the software giant
was accused of abusing its market position.

A pop-up window will prompt people to choose and install one of 12
different browsers or let them stick with Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

Install options

The browser choice software will be delivered from Monday as part of the
Windows Update system Microsoft usually uses to distribute security
patches.

BROWSER CHOICES
# Avant
# Chrome
# Firefox
# Flock
# Green Browser
# Internet Explorer
# K-meleon
# Maxthon
# Opera
# Safari
# Sleipnir
# Slim

Although the update has been prepared for Windows XP, Vista and 7, not
all users will see it.
[...]

Some fear the browser choice system will confuse people. Already some
who have been confronted with the choice screen have been worried that
their machine has been taken over or fallen victim to a virus.

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Well, its OK for Euro's to get a choice...

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dee

On Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:46:33 +1100, Mike Dee wrote:

> Well, its OK for Euro's to get a choice...

The important thing to remember is that Microsoft is only doing that in Europe because it was forced to.

It didn't want to give people the option to chose their own default browser, and it certainly won't give
people the choice elsewhere unless forced to do so.

In this respect it is good to see a governmental agency in europe with the balls to stand up to Micro$oft.


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"Filtering the Internet is like trying to boil the ocean"

Vista wanted to grab browser choice screen from updates today after the
fresh recovery on a two years PC.

On Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:33:48 +0300, Sweetpea <> wrote:

> On Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:46:33 +1100, Mike Dee wrote:
>
>> Well, its OK for Euro's to get a choice...
>
> The important thing to remember is that Microsoft is only doing that in
> Europe because it was forced to.
>
> It didn't want to give people the option to chose their own default
> browser, and it certainly won't give
> people the choice elsewhere unless forced to do so.
>
> In this respect it is good to see a governmental agency in europe with
> the balls to stand up to Micro$oft.
>
>


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Regards,
Dmitry Labutin ()