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| Time: 06:24 EST/11:24 GMT | News Source: Bloomberg | Posted By: Bill Roach | ||
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Microsoft, bowing to U.S. government demands, will make it easier for computer users to substitute rival Web browsers for the company's Internet Explorer in its latest operating system. The revisions address charges from competitors that the world's largest software maker was flouting an antitrust settlement by continuing to make it difficult for consumers to use non-Microsoft applications. | ||
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| #1 By 2459 (24.170.151.19) at 4/4/2003 11:02:06 AM |
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All this does is move the icon (I assume "Set Program Access and Defaults" or the IE checkbox control in Add/Remove Windows Components) to a place that the Justice Department deemed more accessible.
Basically a waste of time because most people advanced enough to install an alternative browser should have no problems currently finding that option. |
| #2 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 4/4/2003 12:42:28 PM |
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Halcyon - "I would really like to see this..."
Why? |
| #3 By 7390 (63.211.44.114) at 4/4/2003 8:13:34 PM |
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Halcyon, wtf are you talking about?
Will this "fix" go the extra mile to totally remove IE integration from the shell and replace it with 3rd party browsers? (Although this would no doubt require 3rd parties to write extra code for the respective API) I don't think that you want to open that can of worms. From the average user propective I think that just hiding the IE icon would be sufficient. #2 you make too much sense. |
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