Windows 7 E canceled; Europe to receive upgrade SKUs and IE

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  • lordbeanlordbean Ontario, Canada
    edited July 2009
    And european consumers are likely collectively breathing a sigh of relief with that announcement. An OS that contains no web browser whatsoever presents a serious chicken and egg problem.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    Yeah, anyone who bought a boxed SKU would have to know the workaround that uses the IE engine built into Windows Media Player to download a browser.

    Good luck getting any joe consumer to know that.
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited July 2009
    Great success!
  • KometeKomete Member
    edited July 2009
    Get some Balmer!
  • QuadyTheTurnipQuadyTheTurnip Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    Looks like a solid plan to me, at least.
  • GrimnocGrimnoc Marion, IN
    edited August 2009
    Just to clarify the issue for me; Was Microsoft shipping copies of Windows in Europe that would only accept Microsoft Explorer or what?
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    No, they were shipping copies of Windows in Europe that came with no web browser at all.
  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    It wouldn't be such a problem if Windows had CLI tools like wget... LOL
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    Those things that no Windows users know how to use? Those would be super effective, you're right!
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    As effective as thundershock against an onyx.
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    hmm i wonder if they nail apple for shipping with safari only? I think not, Good for MS, the fact they couldn't ship their OWN product with their OWN browser is ludicrous
  • lunchb0xlunchb0x Lansing, MI New
    edited August 2009
    shwaip wrote:
    As effective as thundershock against an onyx.

    I see what you did there
  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    Snarkasm wrote:
    Those things that no Windows users know how to use? Those would be super effective, you're right!
    I'm sorry if I was being too opaque however the LOL was meant to denote sarcasm. Next time I shall make sure to enlarge the font and make it red. Perhaps even add a blink tag.
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    Your LOL sounded like typical snooty Linux superiority airs. :p
  • QuadyTheTurnipQuadyTheTurnip Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    GnomeWizardd wrote:
    hmm i wonder if they nail apple for shipping with safari only?

    That's the part I can't understand. Why are they nailing MS for that, when every OS I've ever seen only came with one web browser?
  • rapturerapture
    edited August 2009
    hmm i wonder if they nail apple for shipping with safari only?
    Apple don't have a monopoly in the desktop market, that's the difference.
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    Neither does Microsoft.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited August 2009
    ...A fact which the EU and the USDOJ agree upon, no less.
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