CWmike writes "European customers will pay up to twice as much for Windows 7 compared with US users, even though the new operating system will ship without a browser in Europe. Some of the money Microsoft stands to make on the European editions of Windows... ...full story at slashdot
from slashdot on Mon, Jun 29 2009
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No IE onboard Windows 7 in Europe (BBC) » techmeme BBC: No IE onboard Windows 7 in Europe — European buyers of Windows 7 will have to download and install a web browser for themselves. — Bowing to European competition rules, Microsoft Windows 7 will ship without... |
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If Windows 7 Fails, Citrix (Not Linux) Wins » slashdot Julie188 writes "Microsoft blogger Mitchell Ashley, who has been using Windows 7 full-time, predicts that Windows 7 will fail to lure XP users away from their beloved, aging operating system — after all, Windows 7 is little more than what Vista... |
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Windows 7 to be shipped in Europe sans Internet Explorer » digg Microsoft has responded to the EU's antitrust investigation into its bundling of its browser with Windows by deciding to ship Windows 7 in Europe without Internet Explorer 8 installed. Say hello to the spiritual successor of Windows XP N: Windows 7 E. |
| 11 Jun 09 |
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Microsoft Will Ship Windows 7 in Europe With IE Unbundled » slashdot jimmi_hendrix writes was one of several people to note CNET's report that 'Microsoft plans to remove Internet Explorer from the versions of Windows 7 that it ships in Europe, CNET News has learned. Reacting to antitrust concerns expressed by European... |
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Windows 7 Lets You Uninstall IE8 » slashdot CWmike writes "A just-leaked build of Windows 7 lets users remove Internet Explorer, the first time that Microsoft has offered the option since it integrated the browser with Windows in 1997, two bloggers reported today. The move might have been prompted... |
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