EU not impressed either
WinInfo | at | by Mike
Predictably, EU regulators aren't too happy that Microsoft was able to do an end-run around their Draconian requirements. I mean, where's the fun in all this if Microsoft is able to avoid a huge fine and the punishing weight of years of oversight? "We never suggested that [Microsoft should] sell Windows without Internet Explorer," an EU spokesperson said. "We suggested that they might have to give the possibility to customers to choose between different browsers." Yeah. And I'm suggesting that you just back off. This whole bundling thing is an antiquated relic of the past. Windows 7 is so stripped of functionality that customers will spend hours downloading all the free utilities that used to be--and should be--included otherwise. And for this predicament, we can thank the EU. It's so nice to have watchdogs looking out for competition but ignoring the needs of actual users.