Microsoft Will Ship Windows 7 in Europe With IE Unbundled

jimmi_hendrix was one of several people to note CNET's report that 'Microsoft plans to remove Internet Explorer from the versions of Windows 7 that it ships in Europe, CNET News has learned. Reacting to antitrust concerns expressed by European regulators, Microsoft plans to offer a version in Europe that has the browser removed. Computer makers would then have the option to add the browser back in, ship another browser or ship multiple browsers, according to a confidential memo that was sent to PC makers and seen by CNET News." There's also a report at Ars Technica.

Re:Getting Firefox?

[Anonymous Coward]

Blame Microsoft for not adding wget in the OS-default install :-P

IN OTHER NEWS

[Anonymous Coward]

bmw, volvo and renault are marketing cars without steering wheels to the US market in response to anti-trust charges that they unfairly hinder the competition for steering wheels.

Thank you to /tards and eurotrash, doing their best to marxificate the world, one stupid browser at a time!

Re:Getting Firefox?

[icebike]

Wait till the EU finds out they are shipping an FTP client!!!

Yes, command line ftp has been in every version of windows since 95. Directions? It has directions that are equivalent to the directions shipped with IE. Seriously, when was the last time you saw a microsoft OS ship with Directions? Dos 6.0?

Does that mean I can install ANY browser I want?

[Klistvud]

I've heard of this fast, sleek, free browser called IceWeasel. Apparently, it gets installed in mere minutes, including all its accompanying dll's and stuff (the bundle is called Debian Lenny or something like that). And, purely as a bonus, it makes your system seem twice as fast!

Re:Why are we deprived of this in North America?

[Rockoon]

No no.. the producers of the software that requires E.I. cannot "simply install I.E."

The users wont do that for them .. those users will call tech support.

Re:Why are we deprived of this in North America?

[moon3]

Windows Help could at some point in the future use Mozilla to render

What kind of weed are you smoking there ?

Re:Ecological Disaster?

[dimeglio]

WTF are CDs?

thanks a lot

[bitt3n]

great, now I have to go find IE6 and download it myself. thanks a lot jerks

I can see the commercials now.

[Deathlizard]

MAC: Hello, I'm A Mac
PC: And I'm a PC (PC is holding up a chicken statue in one hand and an Egg, in another)
MAC: Say, you should see my new picture collection of my trip to Cupertino that I posted on Facebook using IPhoto? They came out great.
PC: (stares intently at the chicken and egg.) You don't say. I'd love to but I can't until I figure this out
MAC: Figure what out?
PC: Well, since Windows 7 doesn't ship with a browser anymore, I can't look at webpages, and since I can't look at webpages anymore I can't get a browser. It's so philosophical.
MAC: I see. well, Macs come with Safari, the worlds fastest web browser, so you can browse the internet out of the box.
PC: Must be nice.
MAC, Well, since you can't look at my page, how would you like to listen to my new MP3 Mix tape I made using Garageband. It sounds awesome.
PC: Well.....
(Show picture of IMac with the Mac Background)