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MS To Slip IE8 Into Vista and XP Through OEMs

Posted by kdawson on from the for-our-own-good dept.

crazyeyes writes "Microsoft says it's 'optional,' but they are already planning to slip Internet Explorer 8 into all Windows Vista/XP PCs by March. MS claims that IE8 will offer better performance and security. But what about unwanted stuff like 'Monetization opportunities (for OEMs)' and 'These services will be used (by OEMs) to deliver brand exposure... to the users'?"

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  1. Rule of thumb. by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Anybody who uses the word "monetize" or any variant thereof, is not to be trusted.

    1. Re:Rule of thumb. by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Profit isn't evil; but when people start spouting grotesque pseudowords referring to it, I get nervous. "Incentivize" is another troublesome one.

    2. Re:Rule of thumb. by spun · · Score: 4, Insightful

      No, because it's a euphemism for "let's find a way to take this previously free thing and charge people for it." It is a deceptive phrase, spoken by pointy haired bosses and marketroids with black little hearts and the morals of rabid weasels.

      It's not that profit is evil, and money itself is not the root of all evil. The desire for money is the root of all evil, and this phrase is used by people who get a stiffy thinking of all the ways they can screw you out of yours. They fall asleep dreaming of ways they could monetize breathing. "Hmmm, zzzzz, poison the atmosphere... znurk, hmph, sell oxygen.... yeah... zzzzzzz"

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  2. New computers need *SOME* sort of browser by sunderland56 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A new out-of-the-box computer with no browser at all would not be fun - especially for the non-computer-literate user who doesn't have another system to download with.

    So, if a manufacturer is shipping a box with Windows, why not supply the latest version of Internet Explorer??

  3. Re:IE has had these for ages by Rary · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Just accept that Slashdot needs at least one masturbatory Microsoft bashing article every day and let the geeks get on with the wanking.

    What, kdawson's previous "some guy tried to pirate Photoshop and then failed to understand how reparse points work so therefore Windows 7 is full of evil DRM" pseudo-article wasn't enough for today?

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  4. Re:IE has had these for ages by RonnyJ · · Score: 4, Insightful

    As an addition, even those who have serious issues with Microsoft would do best to ignore these 'stories' and even perhaps make a stand against them themselves.

    Posting half-truths, exaggerations and downright untruths discredits Slashdot probably more than it does Microsoft. If Slashdot focused on legitimate problems and grievances, and actually verified the accuracy of what they post, it would give those legitimate grievances far more weight than Slashdot carries right now.

  5. Why branding ? by billcopc · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I never really understood the value of OEM branding. I've already bought the damned PC, what more do they want ? Having a stupid Dell logo spin in IE while their site fails to load, is not going to make me want to buy more Dell gear.

    People take branding way too seriously, especially when we're talking about major brands that everyone knows.

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