superchunk said:
SamuelRSmith said:
I can't see how anyone could be in support of Microsoft for this. Microsoft are abusing their position in the Operating System market to gain in the browser market - that's anti-competitive behaviour.
You may be thinking "so what, they're free products" - but there's financial gain to be had from the browser market - why else do you think that Microsoft is acting in the way it is? Browsers gain revenue from people using the search bars in the corner, and it can also act as a way for Microsoft to push their own search and online services - more anti-competitive behaviour.
Microsoft also use the Windows-IE lock to try and create an IE-Windows lock. The more consumers get adjusted to Windows apps the less likely they are to go for alternative Operating Systems.
Microsoft's forced-monopoly in the browser market has led to a stagnation in the advancement of the web. What's the point in following web standards and embracing new web technologies if the market leading browser doesn't utilise them. |
No. Your over simplifying the situation and going to unrealistic expectations.
Originally MS was using malicious coding to actually hinder non-MS products usability/installation/default settings. That is what they were originally sued for by US and EU. Now EU is just being an asshole now that MS has changed the OS to not have any restrictions.
MS is now very open to 3rd party browsers, media software, etc. There is nothing illegal about MS throwing in IE or any other MS product for free with thier OS. Its the same thing Linux builds and Mac do.
Forcing MS to throw in every browser option is stupid. All it will do is unecesarily bog down installation and take up way too much space on install discs.
Also, MS with IE8 has finally reversed its poor policy and is fully W3C complaint.
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Yes, whatever will microsoft do without those 10 megabytes ..
