Windows 7 - Windows 7E edition scrapped

Fisherking · 08-01-2009

Microsoft: No browserless Windows 7 after all | Beyond Binary - CNET News

It looks like there won't be a browserless version of Windows 7, after all.
Microsoft said late Friday that it won't ship the Windows 7 "E" version of Windows even though Europe has yet to sign off on its revised plan. The plan calls for the company to ship Windows 7 with Internet Explorer, but present a ballot screen in which users in Europe can decide whether they want Internet Explorer or another browser.

petrossa · 08-01-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by Fisherking

Microsoft: No browserless Windows 7 after all | Beyond Binary - CNET News

It looks like there won't be a browserless version of Windows 7, after all.
Microsoft said late Friday that it won't ship the Windows 7 "E" version of Windows even though Europe has yet to sign off on its revised plan. The plan calls for the company to ship Windows 7 with Internet Explorer, but present a ballot screen in which users in Europe can decide whether they want Internet Explorer or another browser.

Call me visionary if you want

There's gnashing of teeth and wailing going on right now. The Eu committee is letting MS sweat so they can get the most out if it. But the ballotscreen is fine and i guess that part will okayed once all input from the competitors has been evaluated.

The competition has a valid point when they state that the IE logo is now so firmly imprinted on everybodies mind that it's synonym for Internet and will be a almost subconscious automatic choice.

swarfega · 08-01-2009

This is a much better solution, particularly for newbies.

Fisherking · 08-01-2009

Yes it is definitely good news for a lot of people.

The only downside is no call outs for a 'broken' o/s....

Orbital Shark · 08-01-2009

Great news

Even for non-noobs like myself

petrossa · 08-01-2009

Alltogether now:

Well done EU

SquonkSC · 08-01-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by petrossa

Call me visionary if you want

The competition has a valid point when they state that the IE logo is now so firmly imprinted on everybodies mind that it's synonym for Internet and will be a almost subconscious automatic choice.

I totally disagree with EU policy and whining competition.

Every kid associates a big yellow M to hamburgers and french fries.

So what?

We don't hear any complaint from burger king asking to remove the M, now do we.

I can only commend MS on it's business vision.

On one hand EU want's free market, on the other hand they impose restrictions and sanctions when you do too well compared to others.

Kind of ambivalent if you ask me.

The end user always could and always can install another browser, so what's the big deal?

SquonkSC · 08-01-2009

June, 2009 – IE Falls Below 60%, Firefox Surpasses 30% Market Share, Opera, Chrome, Safari

And that's without E versions of anything.

Tews · 08-01-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by squonksc

I totally disagree with EU policy and whining competition.

Every kid associates a big yellow M to hamburgers and french fries.

So what?

We don't hear any complaint from burger king asking to remove the M, now do we.

I can only commend MS on it's business vision.

On one hand EU want's free market, on the other hand they impose restrictions and sanctions when you do too well compared to others.

Kind of ambivalent if you ask me.

The end user always could and always can install another browser, so what's the big deal?

+1

I think everyone knows what the EU was after, and it wasn't fair trade!!

petrossa · 08-01-2009

i appreciate your point squonksc. I guess i'll refrain from turning this thread into a EU/MS discussion. I pissed off enough people already