> How is that compliant? > > I'd raise holy hell about that one. >
Seems to me DOJ required M$ to separate IE from the core OS, which M$ said could not be done without causing serious problems, rendering Windows inoperable. Along the way DOJ paved the way to require M$ to not prohibit competitive browsers from running under Windows. But I do not recall anything that required M$ to allow other browsers to run as default apps when a user wanted to have a browser come up. My gut tells me M$ allowed that for a while to keep the heat off, and now that some time has passed is making a play for default IE7, likely under the "it is too tightly tied to the Windows OS to separate it" claim - yet allowing other browsers to run (maybe properly if they comply with M$'s security policies <g>). Hmmm, I thought this was a new OS from the ground, devoid of DOS (like XP & 2000, eh?), yet the browser seems awfully tied to the OS again... I smell a long dead fish around here. Thoughts? Clarifications? Corrections? Am I being paranoid? Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Whil Hentzen (Pro*) > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [NF] Vista, all it's CRAPPED up to be > > > > Oh, in the Register article Stephen Russell sent to us (see below), did > > y'all catch the deal where FireFox can't be made the default > browser? Very > > clever. M$ allows other browsers to be used (maybe <g>), but > only IE7 can > > be the default? Talk about slicing hairs... Technically > compliant with the > > DOJ ruling, but virtually neutering FireFox, Opera, etc. from getting > > How is that compliant? > > I'd raise holy hell about that one. > > Whil > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
