Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

EU Accepts Microsoft's Browser Choice Promise

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the so-that's-it-then dept.

itwbennett writes "Hurrah! The European Commission's antitrust investigation of Microsoft's position in the browser market is over. The EC has accepted Microsoft's commitment to offer users of 'Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 a choice screen through which they can pick the browsers they want to install on their PC,' writes Peter Sayer in an article on ITworld. 'The screen will be offered to users in the European Union and some neighboring countries for the next five years via the Windows Update mechanism. In addition, PC manufacturers will be allowed to ship computers with competing Web browsers, as well as or instead of Internet Explorer.'"

6 of 336 comments (clear)

  1. Hurray! by AlexiaDeath · · Score: 5, Funny

    No more IE being forced down our throats... Except when we need to access our corporate intranet.

  2. Next up by Nerdposeur · · Score: 4, Funny

    Uberdork: "Now if only we could get them to ship Windows with a choice to use bash."

    1. Re:Next up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      slashdot user: "Now if only we could get them to bash Windows themselves".

    2. Re:Next up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      That's why I usually install cygwin on my computers; I just can't get used to Windows' commands.

      using cygwin is like using a blow up doll. It doesn't even feel like the real thing. (capcha is probing!)

  3. Depends on the description... by ActionJesus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Welcome to Windows!

    Looks like you need to install a browser. Would you like:

    A) Internet Explorer, the latest and most secure browser from Microsoft
    B) Firefox, a browser made by terrorists that want access to your computer.

  4. Re:I once thought as you... by Totenglocke · · Score: 2, Funny

    You mean an engine using 60 year old technology?

    --
    "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." ~Thomas Jefferson