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EC Considering Removing Internet Explorer From Windows
Itsabouttime writes "In a preliminary ruling, the European Commission told Microsoft that linking Internet Explorer to its dominant Windows operating system violates EC rules. The EC's ruling was triggered by a complaint from IE rival Opera. Microsoft could seek to offer a Windows version without IE, as it did in the EC's 2004 ruling on Windows Media Player."
I can see it now.
Installing "Windows 7" Step 6 of 10:
Picking which web browser is right for you. If you need help visit us at www.microsoft.com.
1.) Internet Explorer 8
DEFAULT CHOICE
RECOMMENDED CHOICE
2.) Other (Advanced)
(Only recommend for Advanced Users)
If our elected representatives no longer represent us, do we still live in a Democracy?
Of course you can download an alternative browser without having another browser to do it.
> ftp -A ftp.ussg.iu.edu
ftp> cd pub/opera/win/963/en
ftp> binary
ftp> hash
ftp> get Opera_963_en_Setup.exe
200 PORT command successful. Consider using PASV.
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for Opera_963_en_Setup.exe (5619080 byte
s).
###
226 File send OK.
ftp: 5619080 bytes received in 112.06Seconds 50.14Kbytes/sec.
ftp> quit
Although this too will fail once the EU decides that Microsoft's inclusion of an FTP client is anti-competitive and asks for it to be removed too.
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You present this as though it's a viable option.. How many people know the ftp address to download firefox?
Only you, is the answer and only because you looked it up to prove me wrong.