Windows 7 E version availability?

[shahed26]

Hi
Windows 7 RTM has been leaked, but does anybody knows when the E version will be available or leak?

I hate IE8 even though you can uninstall IE8 via control panel or using the WAIK

Thank you

 

[go away]

sorry dude i dont have the phone no to call them and ask

 

[TheMachine]

Maybe there won't be any E version.
Read here why: >KLICK<

 

[shahed26]

Thanks for your reply's, guess your right, (maybe) no E version at all in europe

 

[Manco]

who would want a version that came without a browser? Even though IE8 is included, the first thing I do is use IE8 to download firefox and chrome.

 

[gurm42]

You can "hate" IE all you like, but since the entire OS runs on IE and it can NEVER be "uninstalled" (you can believe it uninstalls all you like but that won't make it true)... you'll just have to cope.

 

[Manco]

You can "hate" IE all you like, but since the entire OS runs on IE and it can NEVER be "uninstalled" (you can believe it uninstalls all you like but that won't make it true)... you'll just have to cope.

If a person did uninstall it, there are other 3rd party apps that depend on IE components to operate and they may stop working. I don't see any advantage to not having IE loaded but I do see disadvantages.

 

[gurm42]

If a person did uninstall it, there are other 3rd party apps that depend on IE components to operate and they may stop working. I don't see any advantage to not having IE loaded but I do see disadvantages.

Not only 3rd party apps, but the entire OS. Want to double-click your C: drive and see the folders? Oh wait, that's XML and it's rendered by IE. Pretty much the entire OS is rendered by IE.

IF it were actually possible to REALLY uninstall IE8 (and it's not) from Windows 7, it would render the OS unusable.

 

[knuckles84]

I'm european, and I like the Idea that everyone has the choice of his software use, and I understand fully that if IE is integrated a "normal" not special PC interessted User will use it. What is not so good for the concurence. But why Apple is not forced to remove there safari!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Idea that we will NOT have the E version, but a international Version with Browser choice Menu is good, but if that version do not contain a forced IE version, the Upgrade Problem is international too, and the US pre-orders must be change from upgrade to full versions.

The fakt that IE is part of Windows is there, but I will discribte it in an other way. Windows and Internet Explorer use for a lot of stuff the same base, so IE can't work without Windows and Windows can't work without IE. But if the exe from IE and all Links from the menu can open with an other Browser, no one can say that IE is integrade in Windows.

For my Personal Browser Choice I have change my opinion: as Linux-User I was to a FireFox user, than my starts with windows 7, I have use Chrome, but some Sites didn't open rigth, so I have tryed IE8, and after a time, I will no more miss IE.

 

[imacken]

Hi
I hate IE8 even though you can uninstall IE8 via control panel or using the WAIK

How can anyone 'hate' IE? Prefer to use another browser, yes, but 'hate'?!?
Rather bizarre use of an extreme emotion if you ask me.

 

[Tews]

How can anyone 'hate' IE? Prefer to use another browser, yes, but 'hate'?!?
Rather bizarre use of an extreme emotion if you ask me.

Have you ever tried to write HTML code so that IE renders properly?? I dont think IE meets HTML 4.0 standards yet, much less ACID3 .. its the first thing to go on any of my installs ...

 

[sjaak327]

I simply love IE8, never liked firefox, for security you use IE8 not firefox, and since the speed difference is next to nothing nowadays, and the tab handling of IE8 being superior over firefox, I don't really see how someone can 'hate' IE8.

Too bad it isn't available on OSX, could get rid of firefox

Incidentially Microsoft hasn't confirmed that E would disappear and the ballot screen would appear, the ball is in the European commission now to accept Microsoft's proposal. Until that time it is unlikely that E will disappear.

 

[imacken]

I simply love IE8, never liked firefox, for security you use IE8 not firefox, and since the speed difference is next to nothing nowadays, and the tab handling of IE8 being superior over firefox, I don't really see how someone can 'hate' IE8.

+1

Too bad it isn't available on OSX, could get rid of firefox

Funnily enough, I really like Safari 4 on OSX although I don't use it on Windows.

 

[swarfega]

Have you ever tried to write HTML code so that IE renders properly?? I dont think IE meets HTML 4.0 standards yet, much less ACID3 .. its the first thing to go on any of my installs ...

Im writing an official website for our village atm. It works nicely in firefox but isnt showing tables or wrapped images properly in IE.