Update KB968771, Internet Explorer for Windows 7 E User

This is cracking me up.... dumb , dumb , dumber. Did they have a team of circus monkeys working on this 24/7 lol.

Why is it dumb?

Zidane2424 said:

No wonder people come to the USA all the time...its ****ing countries like yourself that make life ****ing miserable for your citizens due to your agenda that you feel that you have to ****ing complete.

Zidane

Only an American company can do something like this. Makes you think doesn't it
Im just glad us sad and miserable Brits have someone like you lot to do our thinking for us. I hadnt realised i was miserable until you told me i was.

Zidane2424 said:

It is damn ridiculous...let me tell you one thing, for those who know me on here I run an IT Help Desk where we get all varieties of people seeking help everyday...When we set up their machines (format/reinstall) they expect to just get on the internet...no problem. No in the EU, same scenario. Computer is up and running...we give it to the user. user says"Umm...How do I connect to the Internet?" I say "Sorry but Microsoft wasn't able to include a browser in this version of Windows...EU regulation prevented it...". Now doesn't that sound pretty damn ridiculous? Really EU a separate download or "feature disks". No wonder people come to the USA all the time...its ****ing countries like yourself that make life ****ing miserable for your citizens due to your agenda that you feel that you have to ****ing complete.

Zidane

lol. sounds like you know the EU very well rofl

the us should be less arrogant...you have a lot of regulations and laws that make me sick hehe. So governments in general are bad...

Zidane2424 said:

It is damn ridiculous...let me tell you one thing, for those who know me on here I run an IT Help Desk where we get all varieties of people seeking help everyday...When we set up their machines (format/reinstall) they expect to just get on the internet...no problem. No in the EU, same scenario. Computer is up and running...we give it to the user. user says"Umm...How do I connect to the Internet?" I say "Sorry but Microsoft wasn't able to include a browser in this version of Windows...EU regulation prevented it...". Now doesn't that sound pretty damn ridiculous? Really EU a separate download or "feature disks". No wonder people come to the USA all the time...its ****ing countries like yourself that make life ****ing miserable for your citizens due to your agenda that you feel that you have to ****ing complete.

Zidane

For what it's worth i'm EU and like many would quite prefer to have IE8 bundled in. I use IE and i am happy with it, but if i wasn't i would still prefer for it to be bundled and then remove or install an alternative at my leisure.

I guess this is targetted to the people who perhaps would not know better and therefore would stay with the bundled app. However in reality it is exactly those people who will be stiched up like this as the more technical users will easily find a way to install, whether it be through an update or just having the installer on a USB stick.

Don't tar us all with the same brush! This is a stupid ruling. Is it going to cause major hassle... well no. In fact from reading what i have read on here it looks like we Europeans will benefit, as with pre-release copies we will be getting full versions rather than simply upgrades for the same cost as the upgrade. That suits me just fine ty :)

This IE issue has been going on for years and while i have never taken any notice of it i always thought it was down to other companies crying fowl and putting pressure on the EU and/or MS rather than just the EU being silly.
Could be wrong i guess but it always struck me as silly.
This is why i dont think that adding in IE later is dumb. MS are pleasing the EU by not selling W7 with IE built in yet straight away are providing it free.
And yes, im very happy to pay the pre order price.

"Sorry but Microsoft wasn't able to include a browser in this version of Windows...EU regulation prevented it...". Now doesn't that sound pretty damn ridiculous?

Yes...this sounds pretty stupid, but maybe there is a way to install IE just by running Windows Update. Maybe IE8 will appear as an optional update.
FFS, how would a new computer user, with no special knowledge, who only wants to browse the web will react when he sees that he can't . He has to spend time and maybe money to get someone to install on his brand new PC or Notebook an Internet Browser...
I'm from EU and it sux

HyperL said:

FFS, how would a new computer user, with no special knowledge, who only wants to browse the web will react when he sees that he can't . He has to spend time and maybe money to get someone to install on his brand new PC or Notebook an Internet Browser...
I'm from EU and it sux

Buying a PC is a different matter. Im sure companies like Dell etc will put a browser on their PC's, its just people buying the OS that will have to find a way of getting on line. And if you can install a OS im sure you can figure how to put a web browser on.

Hey Swarfega, if you like IE, you can move into the house across the street from me. That way once you buy 7, you get IE!

/This offer is available to anyone who wants to move to Texas and can afford a... *runs outside, across the street, and picks up a pamplet*... $850,000 (USD). Holy crap!