EU Wants Multiple Browser Bundling On New PCs

An anonymous reader writes with a link to Ars Technica's report that "the EU is considering forcing Windows users to choose a browser to download and install before they can first browse the Internet, according to The Wall Street Journal (subscription required). While the latest Windows 7 builds let you uninstall IE8, 'third-party browser makers like Opera, Mozilla and Google are pushing for tough sanctions against Microsoft. The EU would rather have a "ballot screen" for users to choose which browsers to download and install as well as which one to set as default. The bundling requirement might end up becoming a responsibility for manufacturers.'"

Comments

Bah Humbug

[Anonymous Coward]

Wont anybody think of the users. I dont want to have to make choices thats why I use Windows in the first place.

Re:This could get (even more) stupid

[ColdWetDog]

Except that, really, the Emacs option should be in the "Which Operating System Do You Want?" selection.

Re:That's not a fucking monopoly.

[Jurily]

You can't force them to support other browsers, hell, they could only support internet explorer if they wanted to.

Your choices:

Internet Explorer 8 (Recommended)
AOL Explorer
Lynx

Re:The EU is still beating this dead horse?

[PopeRatzo]

You know what would really be a monopolistic practice? If they made the hardware and then forced you to use their operating system on their hardware. Thank god that doesn't happen.