Bundled Firefox not the

News Reader · Post by **News Reader** » February 10th, 2009, 12:00

Bundled Firefox not the "right outcome"
Speaking regarding the EU's decision that Microsoft's browser bundling was an abuse of monopoly, architect Mike Connor claims that bundling Firefox is "not the right outcome."

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Publish Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:11:58 +0000
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Post by **FatherJack** » February 10th, 2009, 12:31

My phone has Opera mobile as default, despite having IE installed on it and I don't even know how to set IE as default.

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » February 10th, 2009, 15:01

Same, my N70 came with an Opera. It landed in my mobile recycling bin pretty fast though.

Post by **HereComesPete** » February 10th, 2009, 21:54

I would agree with this dude. I know it's unlikely given people mostly not caring, but if the option existed to trial run through multiple web browsers and you then picked the one you liked it would be better than bundled software. Unfortunately most people would just choose IE because that's what they've been exposed to for a long time.

Still, the more people who see and like firefox and renounce IE the better.

Chickenz · Post by **Chickenz** » February 10th, 2009, 23:32

Installing Firefox is one of the first things I do after a fresh install or getting hold of a new machine. FF layout just makes so much more sense, that and like Sheriff I like sticking it to the man.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » February 10th, 2009, 23:34

Chickenz wrote:Installing Firefox is one of the first things I do after a fresh install or getting hold of a new machine. FF layout just makes so much more sense, that and like Sheriff I like sticking it up the man.

Mr. Johnson · Post by **Mr. Johnson** » February 10th, 2009, 23:42

I don't know why but my firefox is still very broken, i turned all the add-ons and plugins off and it still randomly fails, but seems to have a preference for failing when opening youtube videos.

Post by **deject** » February 10th, 2009, 23:59

delete the profile directory you're using.

Post by **HereComesPete** » February 11th, 2009, 0:00

Chickenz wrote:Installing Firefox is one of the first things I do after a fresh install or getting hold of a new machine. FF layout just makes so much more sense, that and like Sheriff I like sticking it up the roman.

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » February 11th, 2009, 0:20

deject wrote:delete the profile directory you're using.

Backup your bookmarks and passwords first, of course.

Post by **deject** » February 11th, 2009, 0:32

No he should be punished for not loving Firefox!!

tehspork · Post by **tehspork** » February 11th, 2009, 4:58

I use Opera, with IE7 as backup. As much as I love Opera, they're just being ridiculous in this case. Why not go after Apple as well for bundling Safari? Ubuntu with Firefox? Until a few years back, Opera was charging for a browser. Mozilla (and eventually Firefox) were free; I tried (and dropped) both of their browsers.