Windows 7 Raises Complaints from Rivals

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Windows 7 Raises Complaints from Rivals

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Here we go again.

"Our initial review suggests this is a blatant use of the Windows operating system to change the market dynamics of browser usage," Mitchell Baker, chairperson of Mozilla, developer of open-source Firefox browser, told the paper.

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Publish Date: Thu, 07 May 2009 07:05:00 CDT
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The article doesn't even say how the operating system gives unfair advantage to internet explorer. What does it do, break Firefox's kneecaps or something?
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Probably that IE will be bundled with the OS and enabled by default.
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how dare microsoft ship their microsoft product with microsoft products
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The other thing is how would anyone be able to browse the web to get a different one if they have no browser? If you're tech savvy and already have one downloaded then fine, but otherwise you have no way to get one.
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Shada wrote:how dare microsoft ship their microsoft product with microsoft products
:above: I reckon Mozilla's aim is to kick up a fuss until someone gives a shit and starts antitrust proceedings (again) and makes them offer a selection of browsers after install.
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But this hasn't been possible since... 98? 95?
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Stoat wrote:But this hasn't been possible since... 98? 95?
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Kinda, it half stays there still.
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:lol:
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