Windows 7 to be shipped in Europe sans IE

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  1. Posts : 1,806
    Windows 7 Ultimate x32
       #10

    Jacee said:
    Looks like a browser/toolbar will be the order of the day for manufacturers ...

    Nice one here
    HOLY F#%K! thats ridiculous. thats all i have to say. wow.
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  2. Posts : 344
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    Thread Starter
       #11

    swarfega said:
    erm just one tiny small point comes to mind regarding this law...

    HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO SURF AND MORE IMPORTANTLY HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET HOLD OF A BROWSER!
    Read the article.
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  3. Posts : 16,119
    7 X64
       #12

    Interesting link - Kazper knows what he's talking about.
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  4.    #13

    I maybe wrong here but doesn't windows update use IE in some way ? Seems ludicrous to me but then again its the EU
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  5. Posts : 685
    Windows 7 32bit RTM
       #14

    Malboro said:
    "...consumers who purchase retail copies will not have a browser that they can use to download a browser. O_o
    lmfao, yeah! how we suppose to download other browsers when we dont have any? telnet? CMD? LOL *yea get installer from your other pc, but wthe?"
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  6. Posts : 12,364
    8 Pro x64
       #15

    It appears reading articles is difficult
    consumers who purchase retail copies will not have a browser that they can use to download a browser. Therefore, Microsoft will offer IE8 via CD, FTP, and retail channels.
    Seems rather pointless and counter productive to remove it in the first place...
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  7. Posts : 8,375
    W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
       #16

    smarteyeball said:
    It appears reading articles is difficult


    Seems rather pointless and counter productive to remove it in the first place...
    The article goes into some explaination right off about this. read:

    " Microsoft notes. "Computer manufacturers will be able to add any browser they want to their Windows 7 machines, including Internet Explorer, so European consumers who purchase new PCs will be able to access the Internet without any problem. Consumers will also be able to add any Web browser to their PCs, to supplement or replace the browsers preinstalled by their computer manufacturer."

    What this is pointing out is that IE 8 will simply be a separate item manufacturers will have their own option to use or simply toss FireFox, Opera, Chrome, Netscape, Konqueror, or whatever they want on the systems they sell new. The home user that builds their own would download the browser ahead of time to back on removable even before upgrading to 7.
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  8. Posts : 209
    Windows 7 build 7100 x86
       #17

    ok just a thougt. what about the software assurance program? If a person in europe buys a vista pc in the window period, then upgrades to windows 7 with the 'windows 7 E', does that leave them without a browser when the upgrade finishes?
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  9. Posts : 12,364
    8 Pro x64
       #18

    [quote=Malboro;126319]

    Night Hawk said:
    The article goes into some explaination right off about this. read:

    "Computer manufacturers will be able to add any browser they want to their Windows 7 machines,
    As long as they actually elect to include one

    It's a moot point anyway, since IE8 can be disabled now.

    At any rate, I'm not affected so it doesn't really bother me :)
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  10. Posts : 8,375
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       #19

    antt said:
    ok just a thougt. what about the software assurance program? If a person in europe buys a vista pc in the window period, then upgrades to windows 7 with the 'windows 7 E', does that leave them without a browser when the upgrade finishes?
    Like I was saying before anyone with a system like one with Vista presently on would download the browser of choice including IE 8 before the upgrade took place.

    Have a floppy?

    Back up a copy of the browser until 7 is up and running on an extra drive or removable media to then install that once 7 is on. In the event that I decide to install XP or Vista at some point IE 8 for each is already backed up on a storage drive here being a time saver and one less item to download through the update process.
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