Microsoft to ship Windows 7 in Europe without IE
InternetNews | at | by Mike
In a move aimed at heading off further punitive action by the European Commission, Microsoft has confirmed that it will distribute Windows 7 without Internet Explorer within European Union countries.
The story came to light Wednesday when one of Microsoft's PC OEM partners leaked a confidential memo to that effect to Reuters, later confirmed by the software giant.
"We're committed to making Windows 7 available in Europe at the same time it launches in the rest of the world, but we also must comply with European competition law as we launch Windows 7," a Microsoft spokesperson said in an e-mail to InternetNews.com.