The NZ Herald reports that in the new version of windows (due out in October) will ship in the EU without any internet browser (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10578747)
The EU have really shot themselves in the foot here.
The original point of suing Microsoft for anti-trust was due to it forcing IE on people and embeding it so hard into the operating system that it cannot be removed. Since Vista (and I think XP) you have been able to remove it.
Now the EU are wanting Microsoft to ship IE with Windows, but also include the choice of other browsers at installation as well. This is just plain stupid.
Why should you be forced to ship your competitors product?
I agree with the move that Microsoft has taken, it is going to annoy a lot of people, no internet browser is going to be real pain, but being forced to carry someone else’s product is even worse.
