| Windows 7: The Anti-IE: F'fox 3.6, Opera 10.50, Chrome 4.0, Safari |
06 Mar 2010
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#1 | | Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit. SP1. |
The Anti-IE: F'fox 3.6, Opera 10.50, Chrome 4.0, Safari Quote: Who would have ever thought that browser wars could ever spawn browser choice? At the start of March 2010, Microsoft began rolling out the Browser Choice screen via Windows Updates to all Windows users in Europe who have Internet Explorer set as their default browser. The update is automatically delivered to Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP users in the European Economic Area. However, Europeans that have selected a non-IE browser as the default will get no piece of the European Commission’s “choice pie,” as, obviously, they are saturated with choice. Source - The Anti-IE: Firefox 3.6, Opera 10.50, Chrome 4.0, Safari 4 - From browser wars to browser choice - Softpedia | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number LAPTOP. HP Pavilion dv7-4010TX . OS Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit. SP1. CPU Intel i7 -720QM.[1.6GHz Turbo Boost 2.8GHz. 6MB Cache.] Memory 8 DDR 3 RAM. 1066MHZ Graphics Card ATI 1024 MB. DDR3. Radeon HD5650 Monitor(s) Displays 17.3" High Definition Brightview LCD. LED Backlit. Screen Resolution 1600 x 900. Mouse Logitech Anywhere mouse. MX. Case Laptop / notebook. Hard Drives 640GB Internet Speed ADSL [ but too slow ] |
06 Mar 2010
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I kind of wish that option was not limited to just Europe it would be nice to download my browser in Windows update after I do a clean install | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number custom build OS Windows 7 Pro X64 CPU AMD Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition Motherboard MSI 870A-G54 (FX) Memory CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Graphics Card ASUS EN9800GT HB/HTDI/512M GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDD Sound Card Realtek ALC892 Monitor(s) Displays Viewsonic 19' 16:10 Screen Resolution 1680X1050 Keyboard Logitech G11 Mouse USB Logitech gaming mouse PSU Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU 500W ATX 12V Case COOLER MASTER Elite RC-331-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Cooling Nothing beyond what etch part came with Hard Drives Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA,
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200RPM SATA Internet Speed Cable Other Info New CPU, Motherboard, and Ram installed 02/2012
Logitech G35 Headset |
07 Mar 2010
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#4 | | Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1 Cromer Norfolk UK |
i dont see why MS have to only offer it to people running IE, surely in the interests of fairness it should be offered to all users regardless of browser? | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built OS Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1 CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz Motherboard Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz Memory 8GB 1333Mhz DDR3 Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 Sound Card Realtek Monitor(s) Displays Acer Al1980, Screen Resolution 1360*768 Keyboard Alba USB Mouse IT Works Wireless USB PSU 750W Cooler Master Case Cooler Master Haf X Cooling Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Hard Drives 500GB SATA WBC
1TB WD Caviar Green
80GB IDE Samsung Internet Speed 12Mb/s Down 1.2 Mb/s Up |
07 Mar 2010
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#5 | | Windows 7 Home Premium x64 United Kingdom |
Well I don't know what all the fuss is about! I am and always have been a happy Internet Explorer user, never had any problems or security issues with it personally and yes I have tried Firefox and the like, just never got on with them. I chose to not even bother downloading the Browser choice update and have hidden it from future updates. Surely if it was that necessary to appease the EU commission it would have been made a mandatory update? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Build OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz Motherboard Asus P5B-E Memory 4Gb (2x Corsair CM2X2048-6400C5) Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 512Mb Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Device Monitor(s) Displays Mirai 22" Widescreen and LG 19" Standard Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050 and 1280 x 1024 Keyboard Advent Standard with Hotkeys Mouse PC Line PCL-FL1 Wired Laser PSU Hiper Modular 530W Case Akasa Ecplise 62 Midi Cooling Artic Cooling Freezer Pro 7 Hard Drives Western Digital 500Gb SATA x 2
Samsung 1Tb SATA Internet Speed ISP: Fast.co.uk up to 8Mb Other Info Netgear Router plus 5 Way LAN Switch, Samsung Ethernet Laser Printer, Epson PX650 Colour PSC, plus 2 more Desktop PCs, 3 Laptops and 2 Netbooks in same Home Network. |
07 Mar 2010
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#6 | | win 7 ultimate nottingham |
living in the UK the pre ordered copy of Windows 7 i bought was the ultimate N version no IE shipped with it then the EU allowed MS a little leeway to give the consumers a choice so they allowed MS to bundle IE back with the OS as long as they (the consumers) also could be given the addional choice of browser which means if i want to completely uninstall IE i can unlike the plain versions of the OS where you cannot completely uninstall, only hide it so i guess i was a lucky one | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number self build OS win 7 ultimate CPU amd phenom x4 9600 Motherboard asus m2n32-sli deluxe Memory corsair twinxs 2x2gb Graphics Card 2x nvidia 1gb 8500gt Sound Card onboard Monitor(s) Displays 19" lg ring tft PSU oryxx tornado 750w Case thermaltake xaser lll Cooling artic freezer64 pro + 7 case fans Hard Drives maxtor sata 500gb
maxtor sata 320gb
fujitsu sata200gb |
07 Mar 2010
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#7 | | Windows 8 Pro Standish, Lancashire, England |

Quote: Originally Posted by smsff7 I kind of wish that option was not limited to just Europe it would be nice to download my browser in Windows update after I do a clean install All it does is take you to this webpage - Information Regarding Web Browsers | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number doofenshmirtz evil incorporated OS Windows 8 Pro CPU Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition Motherboard ASRock X79 EXTREME11 Memory 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Dominator Platinum Graphics Card 2x 3GB EVGA GTX 660 Ti Superclocked+ Sound Card Creative Monitor(s) Displays 3 x27" Dell & 2 x 23" Dell Screen Resolution 3 @ 2560x1440 & 2 @ 1920x1080 Keyboard Microsoft Ergononic 7000 Mouse Logitech Performance MX PSU 1500W ThermalTake Toughpower Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Cooling Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler Hard Drives 240GB Intel 520 Series, 2.5" SSD, SATA III
Intel X25-M SSD - 160GB Internet Speed 34 Mb/s ADSL2+ (Bonded) Antivirus Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Pro Browser Firefox Other Info WinTV NovaTD
HP CP1515n Color Laser
Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer
Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
APC 750i Smart UPS |
07 Mar 2010
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#8 | | Windows 2000 5.0 Build 2195 |

Quote: Originally Posted by severedsolo i dont see why MS have to only offer it to people running IE, surely in the interests of fairness it should be offered to all users regardless of browser? In the actual interests of fairness, and intelligence, it shouldn't even be offered at all. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Asus G73SW-XN2 OS Windows 2000 5.0 Build 2195 CPU Intel Core i7-2630QM@2GHz(2.9GHz Turbo Boost) [Sandy Bridge] Motherboard Asus G73SW (Intel HM65 Chipset) Memory Kingston DDR3 1333 16GB (4GBx4) Graphics Card nVidia GTX 460m 1.5GB Sound Card EAX Advanced HD 5.0, THX TruStudio Monitor(s) Displays 17.3 in. primary & 23 in. secondary Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Built-in 102-Key Backlit Keyboard Hard Drives Seagate Momentus XT (SATA II) 500 GB @ 7200 RPM
Hitachi (SATA II) 500GB @ 7200 RPM
Non Raid because ASUS was crappy to choose an HM65 Chipset Other Info It's a Laptop. |
08 Mar 2010
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#9 | | Win 7 Pro x64, VM Win XP, Win7 Pro Sandbox, Kubuntu 11 Fruitland, Idaho |
Shoot, my iMac didn't offer anything but "Safari," and being that I'm little slow at times it took all of 30 seconds to figure out that it wasn't fair. So, being a resourceful fellow even if I'm slow in the head, I contacted the EU people and asked for the browser choice to be placed in Snow Leopard 10.6.2, and they said that it would be unfair to do so because all members of the EU Commission use Mac's, and they didn't want to screw up a good thing. . .whatever.
Yes it is stupid, albeit it is now the law of the land in the EU. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion a4302f OS Win 7 Pro x64, VM Win XP, Win7 Pro Sandbox, Kubuntu 11 CPU AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 640 @ 3.0 Gbz Memory 12GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB, 2x2GB Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4350 HD Graphics/Audio with 512MB Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays 1. Dell 23" SP2307, 2. Mitsublishi 40" HDTV, Hannspree 25" Screen Resolution 1. 2048x1152, 2. 1920-1080, 3. 1920x1200 Keyboard Microsoft Wireless 2000 Mouse Microsoft Wireless Mouse 5000 Case Mid Tower Cooling Standard Fans - 5 fans (very quiet) Hard Drives Int: 1 120 Gig SSD i
1 - 2.5" 500 USB External HDD
1 -1 Tb USB External HDD Internet Speed 10 Mbit (realistically 500 Kbit - 1.2 Mbit) Other Info Speakers - Bose Desktop (Excellent Sound)
1 external CD|DVD\Blue-ray Recorders/Players (Sony) |
08 Mar 2010
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#10 | | Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1 Cromer Norfolk UK |

Quote: Originally Posted by arkhi 
Quote: Originally Posted by severedsolo i dont see why MS have to only offer it to people running IE, surely in the interests of fairness it should be offered to all users regardless of browser? In the actual interests of fairness, and intelligence, it shouldn't even be offered at all. ia gree, but if the EU are forcing it on them, then it should be offered to all users regardless of browser, [sarcasm] what about all those people who have been dileberately mislead and mis informed about using other browsers and didnt know they had an option [/sarcasm] | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built OS Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1 CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz Motherboard Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz Memory 8GB 1333Mhz DDR3 Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 Sound Card Realtek Monitor(s) Displays Acer Al1980, Screen Resolution 1360*768 Keyboard Alba USB Mouse IT Works Wireless USB PSU 750W Cooler Master Case Cooler Master Haf X Cooling Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Hard Drives 500GB SATA WBC
1TB WD Caviar Green
80GB IDE Samsung Internet Speed 12Mb/s Down 1.2 Mb/s Up The Anti-IE: F'fox 3.6, Opera 10.50, Chrome 4.0, Safari problems? |
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