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Details Emerge On EU-Only "Browser Choice" Screen For Windows

Simmeh writes "Microsoft have posted screenshots and details on their upcoming 'web browser choice screen.' Requirements include being in Europe, and having Internet Explorer set as your default browser. It comes with a few surprises, as the software automatically unpins Internet Explorer from your taskbar, and offers 11 alternative browsers."

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  1. 11 Browsers? by Hasney · · Score: 4, Funny

    I honestly didn't know there were that many constantly update, up-to-spec browsers for Windows.

    Please God don't let any of them be Netscape.

    1. Re:11 Browsers? by Nadaka · · Score: 5, Funny

      Please God, let one of them be a telnet terminal.

  2. the 11 choices are by rarel · · Score: 3, Funny
    Mario

    Luigi

    Princess Peach

    Wario

    Yoshi

    Toad

    Donkey Kong

    what...?

    ooooh, browsers... ok, nevermind!

  3. Re:11 browsers by guyminuslife · · Score: 5, Funny

    We are offering a choice of 11 different web browsers with new versions of Microsoft Windows, including:

    Microsoft Browsers:
    Internet Explorer 6
    Internet Explorer 7
    Internet Explorer 8

    Non-Microsoft Browsers:
    Lynx
    w3m
    Mosaic
    Safari (Macintosh only)
    Netscape Navigator 4.08
    Image Xplorer
    Emacs
    The browser from the online tutorial code for beginning KDE programming

    WARNING: If you choose any of the non-Microsoft browsers in the above list, please be aware that they are THIRD PARTY applications that are UNSUPPORTED by Microsoft Corp. Microsoft makes no guarantees as to the functionality or features of any non-Microsoft browser, and disclaims any responsibility for viruses or other malware that unsupported browsers may or may not contain.

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