Comments on: Multiple Browser Bundling With Windows Is Stupid

By: rruben

rruben — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:00:47 +0000

I doubt it helps. The average joe will choose Explorer anyway.

The funny thing is that if one click on explorer and you give them the choice to choose a version: IE6, IE7 and IE8. A lot of people will probably choose IE6 because they also use that one on their work.

If you then ask them why they made that decision they will say they don’t want a newer version because all the buttons are on a different place. It’s confusing, they don’t like that.

It’s stupid, but that’s the sad reality. A lot of people like innovation, as long as they don’t have to deal with it.

By: anthony

anthony — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:38:05 +0000

We do not force Ford to include the option of installing Dodge parts in a truck, why then should we force Microsoft to offer a competitor’s product with their own? Anyone who wants a new browser can get one for free off of the Internet.

By: Robert Palmar

Robert Palmar — Sun, 31 May 2009 20:07:32 +0000

This is the nanny state run amok.
Only a child is comforted by being treated like a child..

By: Xbot

Xbot — Sun, 31 May 2009 19:51:05 +0000

Yeah but more stupid is people still using internet explorer we all know it’s the worst browser outhere.

By: Salz`

Salz` — Sun, 31 May 2009 14:58:56 +0000

“…I think a (small) book (.pdf) where there is a short explanation from what every browser…” Erm? Sorry? Are you suggesting an proprietary file format? Oh, and proprietary software from Adobe (didn’t they have an monopol on PDF?)? Sure, the reader is free right now.

@Martin: you forget that Microsoft should remove cmd and allow alternatives like bash/zsh/etc.

By: Rarst

Rarst — Sun, 31 May 2009 14:58:22 +0000

Political stuff that is neither close to real life or worth attention.

There will always be users who use IE just because it comes with Windows. End of story. :)

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By: Khan Furqan

Khan Furqan — Sun, 31 May 2009 13:38:17 +0000

Agree Ridiculous !!!

By: Imran Hussain

Imran Hussain — Sun, 31 May 2009 13:06:56 +0000

Today, browsers. Tomorrow, media players. Than, Windows Explorer. They have alternatives for everything, so will the EU go after all of them to support competition? Ridiculous!

By: Sensaes

Sensaes — Sun, 31 May 2009 12:36:26 +0000

“Today a new web browser is only a few clicks away and the success of the Firefox web browser shows that it is possible to be successful even without being distributed with an operating system.”

*Cough*Ubuntu*Cough*Xandros*Cough*

*I personally think something should have been done back in the last century when Microsoft began distributing Internet Explorer with Windows.”

*Cough*Windows95*Cough*Windows98*Cough* (The LAST times the EU tried to get Micro$oft to ‘unbundle’ IE from the OS.)

By: Paulus

Paulus — Sun, 31 May 2009 11:50:01 +0000

I myself think that its a (ferry) great idea that the EU are ordering to stop Microsoft, to monopolize the (browser/player/o.s., etc.) market. And there (the EU) are now trying to find the best way to do it. Give the some credit (time) to find a perfect way to do it. I think a (small) book (.pdf) where there is a short explanation from what every browser, who is on the web, does, by a independent consumer organization is a ferry good idea. Next to that a short start up guide from that same brouwser would not take much effort.

By: Roman ShaRP

Roman ShaRP — Sun, 31 May 2009 11:45:28 +0000

I agree, this bundling is stupid. I’m avoiding MS browser since 2000, and IE bundling in Windows never was big obstacle for me.

AFAIK, Firefox popularity in some EU countries are around 40% and even higher. So, what they want?