10 Years After Antitrust Suit, Microsoft Up to Old Tricks
- Thread starter Greg Tito
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Going to go ahead and agree with what everyone else is saying here. Long as I can install another browser, I don't mind leaving IE on. I actually have never uninstalled IE from my system for the same reason listed above. What happens if your main browser breaks.
I Don't really understand the concept behind why some people fret that it isn't uninstallable, it's not like they can actually make you use it. Just suck it up and let it take up that tiny chunk of data to store it; and DON'T say that your really need that space, that's a lie and you know it, 1+ Terabyte hard drives are getting really cheap.
Also I occasionally find websites that don't like Chrome, so I just fall back to IE to get what I need done.
I Don't really understand the concept behind why some people fret that it isn't uninstallable, it's not like they can actually make you use it. Just suck it up and let it take up that tiny chunk of data to store it; and DON'T say that your really need that space, that's a lie and you know it, 1+ Terabyte hard drives are getting really cheap.
Also I occasionally find websites that don't like Chrome, so I just fall back to IE to get what I need done.
I generally use Chrome myself, since Firefox has a hideous problem on this laptop for some unknown reason, crashing if I have more than 10 or so tabs routinely.
That said, I use IE9 once in a blue moon, for a few sites that seem to work better with it. I have it open now, looking at Dell's site to ponder getting a better laptop. If I give this one to mother, after the Firefox wars and stability failures, I'll likely mostly let her use IE, since she's not used to Chrome.
Possibly.
That said, I use IE9 once in a blue moon, for a few sites that seem to work better with it. I have it open now, looking at Dell's site to ponder getting a better laptop. If I give this one to mother, after the Firefox wars and stability failures, I'll likely mostly let her use IE, since she's not used to Chrome.
Possibly.
I use Safari and Firefox exclusively, so not having the option of removing such an inferior browser is unwanted, but I'm not so worked up about it. Besides, I am certain someone will find a way to forcefully remove it.
This is the exact same shit they pulled 10 years ago. I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft gets sued again.
I don't really care about this as I am still quite happy with XP. Plus you could just never use IE and get pretty much the same results as uninstalling it.
You forgot to mention EU smacked them with a billion dollar fine on this browser business not too long ago.
And now not only are they going at it again but they are adding XBLA into the mix, they are just asking to get sued to shit.
And now not only are they going at it again but they are adding XBLA into the mix, they are just asking to get sued to shit.
I'd care if I wasn't posting this from a box running Ubuntu.
Chances are the people who care enough about controlling their own computers have already stopped using Microsoft products anyway. I know I have. I'm very interested in finding out where the rest of you are going to finally draw the line; if you ever do.
Chances are the people who care enough about controlling their own computers have already stopped using Microsoft products anyway. I know I have. I'm very interested in finding out where the rest of you are going to finally draw the line; if you ever do.
It was a big thing back in the day that browsers found it incredibly hard to gain traction to get to the point where people would say "But what would I use to download Firefox" What they actually came bundled with was a small program that said "You can download a browser, would you like to download IE, Firefox or Safari"mjc0961 said:
There was a period when you had nothing though and then it was a pain in the ass to download a browser. I think this might have been back when IE actually was the best browser, terrifying a thought as that may be.
As for this, honestly I've never considered uninstalling IE, it's there for when for whatever reason I'm not using Chrome or Firefox. It's always been a pita to get windows to default to using google and firefox, hopefully this will still be possible.
As for the interface looking like a phone I say bring it on, the current windows setup is frankly horrible while the iphone is a delight to use. Without a touch interface it may be a bit strange but I can't imagine it being worse.
Pretty much all of this. Don't like, don't use. And sometimes when Firefox is an absolute piece of shit, I fall back to IE.Sober Thal said:
Exactly, along with iTunes, and whatever iLive is.gyroscopeboy said:
Why is Apple allowed to do that while Microsoft gets in trouble for disbling the removal of a vital OS component. For those that have no clue: The Metro Interface IS basically IE10, and pretty much everything Windows 7 does online (like Updates, native FTP and such) is done through whatever version of IE is installed, although the program window probably doesn't show up.
Also, IE9 is quite good, certainly more efficient that firefox.
Internet explorer is the best internet software to date capable to download firefox or opera, or any other, IE has it's use and it does it very well