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Windows 7 Lets You Uninstall IE8

CWmike writes "A just-leaked build of Windows 7 lets users remove Internet Explorer, the first time that Microsoft has offered the option since it integrated the browser with Windows in 1997, two bloggers reported today. The move might have been prompted by recent charges by the European Union that Microsoft has stifled browser competition by bundling IE with its operating system, the bloggers speculated. One solution under consideration by the EU would require Microsoft to disable IE if the user decided to install a different browser, such as Mozilla's Firefox or Google's Chrome. Microsoft had no comment when asked to confirm whether Windows 7 will let users dump IE8 or whether the option was in reaction to the EU charges."

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  1. Re:At last! by maxume · · Score: 0, Troll

    That must be a real pain when you disagree with a decision that Canonical or Linus makes (though I suspect you simply ignore it in that case).

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    Nerd rage is the funniest rage.
  2. Re:At last! by Hooya · · Score: 0, Troll

    It just struck me:

    McAfee = Mac A Fee

    Mac more that just a fee while you're at it.