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Title: Microsoft proposes "Browser Ballot Screen" to the EU Post by: Alex on July 25, 2009, 11:57:49 AM Microsoft proposes "Browser Ballot Screen" to the EU
We've previously reported that Microsoft was planning to ship Windows 7 in Europe without Internet Explorer. But now, reports are saying that users could be given the choice of which browser to install when they install Windows 7 in Europe as proposed by Microsoft to the European Commission. "Under our new proposal, among other things, European consumers who buy a new Windows PC with Internet Explorer set as their default browser would be shown a ‘ballot screen' from which they could, if they wished, easily install competing browsers from the Web. If this proposal is ultimately accepted, Microsoft will ship Windows in Europe with the full functionality available in the rest of the world. Read full story... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neowin-main/~3/rAQs-aUeMw4/microsoft-propose-browser-ballot-screen-to-the-eu |