EU browser war hots up
Having caught up on my recent tech news, it's amazing what final judgements were handed out from the EU anti-trust issue body to software companies taken to task for monopoly issues.
Microsoft: Agreed not to ship Windows 7 with Internet Explorer 8 installed.
See EU Press release - 17 Jan 2009 - Antitrust: Commission confirms sending a Statement of Objections to Microsoft on the tying of Internet Explorer to Windows, ZDNET article - 12 Jun 2009 - Microsoft to EU: Antitrust this! Will remove IE from Win 7 in Europe and Computer World article- 12 Jun 2009 - MS mocks Europe: Windows 7E, sans IE, in EU, per EC
However the first essential update/security patch will be what? Yes you got it, Internet Explorer 8.
Whilst I agree with what the EU is trying to do in principle i.e. that Microsoft should stop crippling rival software e.g. browsers. This judgement does not cut it.