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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."

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  1. First they came for the browser... by Beelzebud · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Next we'll have the makers of FTP programs whining to the courts for MS to remove all FTP capabilities from windows.