Star Microsoft Makes IE8 Optional in Windows 7
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 4th Mar 2009 17:31 UTC, submitted by poundsmack
Internet Explorer Details are scarce at the moment, but testers familiar with the recently leaked Windows 7 build 7048 confirm that Internet Explorer 8 is now an optional component in Windows 7. This is most likely a direct consequence of the EU investigation into the bundling of IE. Still, a few questions remain.
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RE[4]: Windows 98
by ichi on Thu 5th Mar 2009 12:00 UTC in reply to "RE[3]: Windows 98"
ichi
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But, what does it matter if IE is still installed if the default browser being shipped with the computer is f.ex. Chrome, all links open with it, and IE is only visible if you look for it in the Start menu? As far as I see, it doesn't matter at all in practice. It only matters to people who just happen to get their pants or panties in a twist over arbitrary things.


That would help keeping web developers' motivation to follow web standards at a minimum.
Why would you take the time to fix your page if users still can launch IE to browse broken sites?

Only when they realize that a huge part of their potential visitors (clients?) would be unable to view their broken stuff at all we can expect abominations like IE-only bank and government sites to disappear.

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