alekth on 12 June 2009
Although I don't think this was necessary (and there will be confusion from end-users in some cases) there are solutions for such a version selling, if that's the point.
A huge chunk of the overall base will be on newly sold machines and on corporate computers where the IT team take care of installing products. In such cases there won't be a browserless OS at the end of it even if they go for the IE-less version.
There is also the possibility that retailers bundle a CD with a different browser, e.g. IE-less windows 7 and you get to pick a CD with your browser of choice in the shop.
