EU Takes aim at Microsoft
Due to several brushes with respect to anti-competitive laws among some, Microsoft has announced that the release version for Windows 7 that will be released in the EU will be shipping without the much debated Internet Explorer. Cases of anti-competitiveness that has their operating system denying access to alternate browsers and issues with the much known WGA tool that first tried to make it’s entry without the user knowing of it raised a lot of angry arms against the Redmond Software giant, some of which have resulted in hefty fines and other settlement issues. They have been continuously battling the EU for their actions but has not managed to sway lawmakers in the many cases that has been levied against it.
This according to the words of Microsoft is their stand, “In compliance with EU laws, Microsoft will be releasing their Windows 7 Operating system in the EU without the pre-packaged Internet Explorer 8″. They do say that they have been offering the software/browser free of charge for download from their support site to all legitimate/licensed Windows users the world over. This gives users the right to decide which web browser to use in their internet browsing eliminating the need to uninstall the browser after installation with the rest of the OS.