In an official statement, Microsoft announces that, for Europe only, the new operating system Windows 7 will be supplied without the Explorer browser in order not to contravene European laws on the matter.
The axe of sanctions previously imposed by the European Commission on Microsoft has led to the proposal of a kind of unprecedented version pre-installed on new PCs for sale in the coming months: Microsoft has indeed decided to make the Explorer browser unavailable for European versions of Windows 7. Therefore, a PC with an operating system but without a navigation program.
Within Windows 7 itself, however, there will be a wizard that will allow the user to optionally install Internet Explorer 8 from the operating system itself. Otherwise, one can always opt for another choice, such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, or Opera.
The decision by Microsoft, however, has not been welcomed by the European Commission which has once again contested its de facto “overpowering” imposed on users since the 1990s. Furthermore, with reference to this latest note released by Microsoft, Europe points out that, even if Windows 7 will be devoid of a browser, the snag remains since the only installation option included in the operating system will be IE 8; no real choice for the user but once again a predetermined path.
At this point, Microsoft’s countermove is awaited, which, if it continues in this direction, could again be subjected to further assessments and consequent sanctions.
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