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PyronickNov 6th 2009 3:02PM
@RTMS: Microsoft has a monopoly position, Google does not.
So they can bundle Chrome without legal issues, Internet Explorer 8 still IS bundled with Windows 7 though.
superstarNov 6th 2009 3:29PM
But it's not like Google is some penniless start-up who's browser is being crushed by Microsoft.
Really, I think it's ridiculous to force MS to remove stuff like IE or WMP. By that same reasoning, Apple should be forced to ship OS X without Quicktime, iTunes, and Safari.
PyronickNov 6th 2009 3:36PM
True, but Microsoft never had to remove IE or WMP according to EU regulations.
All they had to do is deliver the operating system as an operation system, not as a software package.
By doing that they are breaking two important laws: tax and the prohibition of commercial tying.
What Google does is adding a browser that directly does not have commercial targets, only virtual commercials targets.
Also Internet Explorer can't be removed as most libraries are left on the system, only the executable is removable.
Google Chrome is fully removable.