Microsoft Windows 7 – No Internet Explorer!

The New Microsoft Windows 7 E

The European Union’s view states that Microsft’s bundling of their Internet Explorer (IE) browser into their Windows operating system (OS) violates antitrust law. This is the same view the United States regulators mentioned in 1996. But in 2007, there was another complaint from Opera that stated that Microsoft’s practice of including IE in their Windows OS and not better adhering to Web standards was hurting competition.

 

Now in 2009, Microsoft is planning to release a “special” version of their new OS Windows 7 (Windows 7 E) for their European customers that will have no IE pre-installed.

Basically, you get this box and I presume you have broadband then you realise you can’t navigate any where because Europe thinks it’s better for all concern.

 

Cough – How silly is that?

 

Any way, there are jobs to be created here as computer makers now have the option to re-install the Internet Explorer browser, ship another browser or ship multiple browsers with the computer. That should give you the end user the option to pick the one you want to use or learn the one the computer manufacturer has helped pick for you

 

But its nice to know that Microsoft will provide their IE8.0 browser free of charge although separately and also make it as easy as possible for computer manufacturers to preinstall on Windows 7 machines in Europe if they so choose but be prepared to learn how to use different browsers depending on the manufacturer you purchase your computer from – That’s an exciting time waster.

 

Personally, I use Internet Explorer 90% of the time and 10% Fire Fox. I am happy with that ratio and it works fine for me. On top of that, I feel getting an operating system with no browser a little annoying considering most of what I tend to do is some what connected to surfing the internet

 

Here’s My Strange Thinking

If I were looking to buy a book for say $10 and came across 2 book shops next to each other offering the same item at the same price, then I’d look at what else I get if bought the said book from either store. The one offering better customer service, may be a bonus complimentary report or fact sheet, discount, any extra free stuff on top of the book would get my custom. I am sorry but that’s value for money in my view and I’d think those guys offering more know how to do business because they know how to compete for business. So, because a company can afford to offer better bonuses shouldn’t make them a target by the said EU laws or any other for that matter.

 

Incentives make sales and in a competitive market, one has to come up with loads of smart ways to do this and have a nice unique selling point – Fact!

 

When we do product reviews and recommend them, we always try to offer the best complimentary bonus we can master to sway you to buy from us than the another vendor since we’d be offering you the exact same product. I thus, see no way that can be wrong. It’s just business at the end of the day and if you can’t find ways to even out the competition playing field, you burn which is a rather sad fact of life both on & offline.

 

In any case, this serves to show how different rules are applied to different things. I just hope they never move onto budget airlines, grocery stores and online business.

 

I hope you can tell us in general what you think about this subject or just my rant about it

William