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MS's move basically means that the OEMs get to choose which browser to install, and they are the biggest channel which sells Windows. This leaves the small por
by pierrefar 17y ago
MS's move basically means that the OEMs get to choose which browser to install, and they are the biggest channel which sells Windows.
This leaves the small portion of users that buy "shrink-wrapped" Windows, but these guys probably know what they're doing as they're by definition installing an OS, and so are capable of choosing.
So I don't see how the EC can comment that "Rather than more choice, Microsoft seems to have chosen to provide less."
- astine 17y agoThey could have already removed it if they saw the need. I hgonestly don't see how this will affect anyone but users of boxed copies of Windows. Not only will they not have IE, but they will also have difficulty in downloading Firefox et al.
- nailer 17y agoI imagine the EU may make Windows present a choice of non-IE browsers to use, so no download is required.