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(Unverified)May 31st 2009 10:33AM
I think that IE should be easily uninstallable like any other application. But that's all. If people are too stupid to know that other browsers exist, it's not the job of the government or a regulating agency to protect them from their own stupidity.
(Unverified)May 31st 2009 11:34AM
It's not that easy to just uninstall IE from windows, because lots of application use IE when they need to call for a web site to show up on their app.
(Unverified)May 31st 2009 8:48PM
Leo, that's a problem (arguably a bug, certainly a defect) with the apps that starts IE, any half decent app that wants a browser will just start the default browser.
(Unverified)Jun 1st 2009 5:01AM
IE cannot and never will be removed from Windows. However, Windows allows you to turn off or on the "IE feature" so it won't operate as a standalone app - this has been available since Win2K. IE will always be available as a Type Library or ActiveX plugin regardless of whether the IE feature is on or off.
As for Browser Bundling I think the EU should take it even further and make every commercialised OS support this. You want peoples to pay money for your OS then provide them with adequate browser choice.
If the EU are really serious about this then they should work with an independant org like EFF in creating a web service that every commercialised OS needs to use as a part of it's install/config process. Internet access not available then fall back to bundled/shipped version.