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Windows 7 - Microsoft reaches agreement with EU over browser choice
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| 12-16-2009 | #1 |
| | Microsoft reaches agreement with EU over browser choice Quote: The European Commission said today that it had accepted Microsoft's commitments to give users browser choice. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will need to supply a ballot screen for users to choose their preferred browser. OEMs will also be able to ship new PCs in Europe without Internet Explorer pre-installed. If Microsoft fails to commit to the agreement within the next five years then EC regulators will impose a fine of up to 10% of Microsoft's total annual turnover without having to prove any violation of EU antitrust rules. |
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| 12-17-2009 | #2 |
| XP_Pro, W7_7201, W7RC.vhd, SciLinux5.3, Fedora12, Fedora9_2x, OpenSolaris_09-06 | 
Quote: Originally Posted by Tews  Quote: The European Commission said today that it had accepted Microsoft's commitments to give users browser choice. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will need to supply a ballot screen for users to choose their preferred browser. OEMs will also be able to ship new PCs in Europe without Internet Explorer pre-installed. If Microsoft fails to commit to the agreement within the next five years then EC regulators will impose a fine of up to 10% of Microsoft's total annual turnover without having to prove any violation of EU antitrust rules. "without having to prove any violation"... Hell, that would "improve people's experience of the internet" even more...  |
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| 12-17-2009 | #3 |
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64 |
Quote: Originally Posted by chuckr
Quote: Originally Posted by Tews Quote: The European Commission said today that it had accepted Microsoft's commitments to give users browser choice. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will need to supply a ballot screen for users to choose their preferred browser. OEMs will also be able to ship new PCs in Europe without Internet Explorer pre-installed. If Microsoft fails to commit to the agreement within the next five years then EC regulators will impose a fine of up to 10% of Microsoft's total annual turnover without having to prove any violation of EU antitrust rules. "without having to prove any violation"... Hell, that would "improve people's experience of the internet" even more... Until I see charges brought against Apple for bundling Safari or linux distros for 90% of the time bundling Firefox...the EU are nothing more than crooks looking to earn a dollar quick |
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| 12-17-2009 | #4 |
| | I already shared my thoughts on this matter, so seeing that this |
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| 12-18-2009 | #5 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tews Quote: The European Commission said today that it had accepted Microsoft's commitments to give users browser choice. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will need to supply a ballot screen for users to choose their preferred browser. OEMs will also be able to ship new PCs in Europe without Internet Explorer pre-installed. If Microsoft fails to commit to the agreement within the next five years then EC regulators will impose a fine of up to 10% of Microsoft's total annual turnover without having to prove any violation of EU antitrust rules. Who'se for W9 128 Bit with 1 TB of Biological Memory and 7 PB (PetaBytes) of auxiliary storage and CPU's using Neural Networking. Pity the whole EU commission isn't also history by then - but that's another issue. Cheers jimbo |
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| 12-18-2009 | #6 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by jimbo45 Who'se for W9 128 Bit with 1 TB of Biological Memory and 7 PB (PetaBytes) of auxiliary storage and CPU's using Neural Networking. And a $23,000 price tag for the ultimate version |
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| 12-20-2009 | #7 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by chuckr
Quote: Originally Posted by Tews Quote: The European Commission said today that it had accepted Microsoft's commitments to give users browser choice. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will need to supply a ballot screen for users to choose their preferred browser. OEMs will also be able to ship new PCs in Europe without Internet Explorer pre-installed. If Microsoft fails to commit to the agreement within the next five years then EC regulators will impose a fine of up to 10% of Microsoft's total annual turnover without having to prove any violation of EU antitrust rules. "without having to prove any violation"... Hell, that would "improve people's experience of the internet" even more... If Microsoft have a good strategy they will want to include such screens anyway. It's bad business to monopolise and control, it's much better to give people freedom and then they choose your software because it is the best. The best strategy is to innovate and dominate by being the best. Quality always wins. Of course if your loosing the race then you have good reason to try and control it. |
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