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January 16th, 2009

Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?

Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 4:20 pm

Categories: Thoughts

Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

The EU has thrown another speed bump in front of Microsoft, this time charging the Redmond giant with crushing web browser rivals. Is it time for Microsoft to now unbundle Internet Explorer from the OS? Wouldn’t Windows be a better and safer OS if users could choose the browser that best suited their needs?

I used to feel that IE was a core aspect of Windows and that removing it would put a hurdle in the way users getting online. Now I’m not so sure.  It wouldn’t be hard to configure Windows to grab a browser of the user’s choosing from the net and install it. Lazy users or those happy with IE can stick with the big blue E, those faithful to another browser, or just want to try out something new could do so easily.

Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?

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But there’s no doubt that the unbundling on IE from Windows would be bad for Microsoft. The company has set high hopes on web services bringing in truckloads of cash, and Internet Explorer is key to these plans.

Thoughts? Would Windows be better is there was a “sans IE” flavor, or are things OK they way they are and the EU should stop tinkering with tech and get back to more important stuff?

Adrian Kingsley-HughesAdrian is a technology journalist and author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology. He also runs a popular blog called The PC Doctor. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations

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Would MacOS be better without bundled Safari?  bobiroc | 01/16/09
But Microsoft forces its users to HAVE IE, warts and all.  Zogg | 01/16/09
And when you install a fresh os with no integrated browser..  Soulstorm | 01/16/09
Not to worry, OEMs would make sure there was a default browser, or an easy  DonnieBoy | 01/16/09
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LOL  tikigawd | 01/19/09
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@MadWhiteHatter  tmsbrdrs | 01/20/09
so...  shadfurman | 01/20/09
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The Other Point  kfortner51 | 01/19/09
ExSqueeze Me, kFortner? Did You ACTUALLY use the words  drprodny | 01/19/09
OEM Junk would not...  arminw | 01/19/09
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This is why...  Mihi Nomen Est | 01/19/09
couldnt agree more  epaph | 01/20/09
It's not so much  tmsbrdrs | 01/20/09
What the EU objects to is that IE is bundled IN Windows  hkommedal | 01/20/09
You can uninstall OEM junk if you want to, though.  AzuMao | 02/11/09
That is exactly why IE has to stay in Windows  Lerianis | 01/17/09
IE  bwchato | 01/20/09
IE should not be IN Windows, only with it, so it can be  hkommedal | 01/20/09
No need to integrate the browser, just preload one....  devlin_X | 01/17/09
Webkit is built into Mac OS X and is required (NT)  logicearth@... | 01/17/09
Yes, but Apple never used it as a weapon against web standards or the  InAction Man | 01/17/09
but they did install their weapon  Boot_Agnostic | 01/19/09
hopeless naivete  mlambert890@... | 01/19/09
IE will be compliant...  twisterjosh@... | 01/19/09
@mlambert890@  tmsbrdrs | 01/20/09
Splitting hairs  mlambert890@... | 01/19/09
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like a car with no DVD/radio  bklooste | 01/19/09
More like a car w/o a steering wheel  rrusson_z | 01/20/09
Actually  tmsbrdrs | 01/20/09
Wrong ! They object to the fact that it can not be taken away again.  hkommedal | 01/21/09
Not a steering wheel, & EU is over-sensitive micro-managing.  RDrr | 01/23/09
I second this.  NStalnecker | 01/17/09
Right on  icg1032@... | 01/19/09
ditto  bishofthedump | 01/19/09
remember windows 95 first edition?  cdnfreak@... | 01/19/09
All MS would have to do  tmsbrdrs | 01/20/09
Not that I care that much  AndyCee | 01/17/09
The difference between "integrated" and "bundled"...  Zogg | 01/17/09
THIS is exactly the point.  {DvT}Hex | 01/20/09
Problem with HTML writing  DarkPhoenixFF4 | 01/21/09
I have nothing against IE...but  Crestview | 01/19/09
Sorry, you're wrong.  Dr. John | 01/19/09
I am in the process...  anonymous_dan | 01/19/09
Never heard of ftp?  colinmeister | 01/20/09
Right!!  bobiroc | 01/20/09
Some people would say that having IE installed  Lerianis | 01/20/09
not attack vector  tmsbrdrs | 01/20/09
Fresh OS, no browser  olddogv | 01/20/09
IE  bwchato | 01/20/09
OS without a browser  tmsbrdrs | 01/20/09
I have done it at request  Crestview | 01/19/09
You can use firefox to do a microsoft update.  clareJ | 01/19/09
IEtab loads internet explorer into an FX tab  rtk | 01/19/09
That add-on requires iexplore.exe  rebelxhardcore | 01/19/09
you can't update at the MS website using any other browser.  tmsbrdrs | 01/20/09
But they don't have to use it if they don't want to.  icg1032@... | 01/19/09
At the same time...  DarkPhoenixFF4 | 01/21/09
Force???  jackbond | 01/20/09
Force  tmsbrdrs | 01/20/09
Different Question  Turntwo | 01/20/09
I.E.  bwchato | 01/20/09
So????  Uncle Buck | 01/29/09
But, hey, you could also download IE very easily. Why is it people think it  DonnieBoy | 01/16/09
@ DonnieBoy  M.R. Kennedy | 01/17/09
Erm.  Bozzer | 01/17/09
Erm you idiot  Martin_Australia | 01/17/09
lol  superhobo | 01/17/09
So no  Boot_Agnostic | 01/19/09
Go away!!!  InAction Man | 01/17/09
I'm pretty sure  AndyCee | 01/17/09
Let average Jo use IE  Alan Smithie | 01/17/09
@ Bozzer  M.R. Kennedy | 01/17/09
@ M.R. Kennedy  Zyloch | 01/19/09
ftp works fine.  clareJ | 01/19/09
Removing every trace of safari  tmsbrdrs | 01/20/09
Have you uninstalled Safari/WebKit from Mac OS? {NT}  logicearth@... | 01/17/09
I'm sure  tikigawd | 01/19/09
Apple lets any user...  arminw | 01/19/09
Security is not the problem. Hostility towards web standards is!  InAction Man | 01/17/09
I Disagree  Zyloch | 01/19/09
One web standard is hurting us all though...  anonymous_dan | 01/19/09
Actually...  DarkPhoenixFF4 | 01/21/09
oh no!  Azathothh | 01/19/09
What?  Zyloch | 01/19/09
The engine would be the KERNEL not the browser.  hkommedal | 01/21/09
Mac Os X and windows are so different  rhon@... | 01/19/09
Would MacOS be Better without Bundled Safari  pjones | 01/19/09
The problem people have with IE...  gypkap@... | 01/19/09
Sometimes you are forced to use IE  mdsock@... | 01/19/09
I agree with you 100% (nt)  moralesjl15@... | 01/20/09
Apple Doesn't "Force" You To Use Safari Either -  drprodny | 01/19/09
It's totally different.  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 01/20/09
If IE isn't the worst of the bunch  tmsbrdrs | 01/20/09
it depends  kriskl | 01/16/09
Forget competition, Focus on the Open Web  InAction Man | 01/17/09
You forget  mtgarden | 01/19/09
Profits  Zyloch | 01/19/09
Focus on Services! I agree!  clareJ | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  Loverock Davidson | 01/16/09
I can't believe I agree  phvfl | 01/16/09
I mostly agree with LoverRock Davidson.  clareJ | 01/19/09
Open Web, freedom of choice, there's the real issue.  InAction Man | 01/17/09
What in {Insert Deity Here} Name is: The Open Web?  PMC-CON | 01/19/09
Try Again  DarkPhoenixFF4 | 01/21/09
Hi Lover(cough)ock  Alan Smithie | 01/17/09
Wrong Again  Alan Smithie | 01/18/09
Hard to sandbox?  logicearth@... | 01/19/09
That's the theory  Alan Smithie | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  xtmes | 01/16/09
Flawed Analogy  Zyloch | 01/19/09
Install Centos problem solved...  Christian_<>< | 01/16/09
I think you just made their closing argument.  kevintxu | 01/16/09
A Separate Issue  Zyloch | 01/19/09
EU demand is about IE marketing ...  MisterMiester | 01/16/09
RE: EU demand is about IE marketing  kevintxu | 01/16/09
Not exactly ...  MisterMiester | 01/16/09
The last time...  Wolfie2K3 | 01/17/09
I like how you ignored ...  MisterMiester | 01/17/09
You completely missed the point.  Wolfie2K3 | 01/17/09
Missed the Point? Please ...  MisterMiester | 01/17/09
YOU completely missed the point  mdsmedia | 01/17/09
Hollow Victory...  Wolfie2K3 | 01/19/09
@ MisterMiester  M.R. Kennedy | 01/17/09
Nice Straw Man ...  MisterMiester | 01/17/09
Then in the interest of 'fairness'...  Wolfie2K3 | 01/17/09
Straw Man, Part II ...  MisterMiester | 01/17/09
re: Straw Man, Part II  M.R. Kennedy | 01/17/09
Sorry, but ...  MisterMiester | 01/18/09
You DO realize you're blathering out your backside...  Wolfie2K3 | 01/19/09
The obvious way to level the field is to make IE UNinstallable.  hkommedal | 01/21/09
@ MisterMiester again...  M.R. Kennedy | 01/17/09
IE  jmorgus@... | 01/19/09
Micrsoft does not have IE for Linux.  hkommedal | 01/21/09
Who cares? EU customers of courxe. Ever read of the MS Media player fiasco?  transposeIT | 01/17/09
There's irony in them thar words...  Wolfie2K3 | 01/19/09
Opera, who presentented this to the EU is a norwegian company.  hkommedal | 01/21/09
Actually...  DarkPhoenixFF4 | 01/21/09
Roughshod over the entire industry?  mike@... | 01/19/09
take back door off  Hotdoge3 | 01/16/09
What backdoor? (NT)  logicearth@... | 01/17/09
How about nothing?  clindhartsen | 01/16/09
EU's inconsistent approach  Patanjali | 01/19/09
Since when socialism Europeans know anything about business?  LBiege | 01/16/09
Anti-Trust Laws Are From Capitalism  benjaminnicholas | 01/16/09
Not quite  John L. Ries | 01/19/09
Have you looked at the Euro ...  MisterMiester | 01/16/09
Saab is owned by Detroit, pal  LBiege | 01/17/09
Minor error, which is besides the point ...  MisterMiester | 01/18/09
And America  Alan Smithie | 01/19/09
Well above the eyeballs now. They actually OWN  hkommedal | 01/21/09
Very well said ! (nt)  hkommedal | 01/21/09
Let me think  don@... | 01/20/09
Look to the european car industries. Some of them  hkommedal | 01/21/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  NStalnecker | 01/16/09
@ NStalnecker  M.R. Kennedy | 01/17/09
Oh yah.. that'd go over well...  Wolfie2K3 | 01/17/09
Personally  NStalnecker | 01/17/09
re: Personally  M.R. Kennedy | 01/17/09
Why go to the shop?  Wolfie2K3 | 01/19/09
talk about tinfoil hats  mdsmedia | 01/17/09
Maybe so...  Wolfie2K3 | 01/19/09
@ Wolfie2K3  M.R. Kennedy | 01/17/09
You STILL havent got it: EU protests against IE being  hkommedal | 01/21/09
The same way that Linux users do already, perhaps?  Zogg | 01/17/09
@ Zogg  M.R. Kennedy | 01/17/09
Again, the point is "integrated" vs "bundled".  Zogg | 01/18/09
No point  M.R. Kennedy | 01/18/09
I think you need to reread the blog's title.  Zogg | 01/18/09
Re-reading for comprehension  M.R. Kennedy | 01/18/09
Show me "unbundling" without "unintegration" then.  Zogg | 01/19/09
And here's an interesting article...  Zogg | 01/19/09
You are missing the point completely.  hkommedal | 01/21/09
re: You are missing the point completely.  dpatjhh | 01/21/09
Except that you are using it - like it or not.  Zogg | 01/21/09
In linux, you dont need a browser to download another  danishvet | 01/19/09
MS would have to create a better way to download/install s/w  deaf_e_kate | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  superhobo | 01/17/09
How about the converse ...  johnfenjackson@... | 01/17/09
FEH...  Wolfie2K3 | 01/17/09
..HEF  johnfenjackson@... | 01/17/09
Ok...  Wolfie2K3 | 01/19/09
re: How about the converse ...  M.R. Kennedy | 01/17/09
How about...  Ben_E | 01/17/09
Hey.. At least, you've got Top Gear to sort all that out...!  Wolfie2K3 | 01/17/09
Not that I'd ever condone it...  Ben_E | 01/17/09
Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha... Donnie can really write for Zdnet....  transposeIT | 01/17/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  dave@... | 01/17/09
Best Windows Security Upgrade Ever  Alan Smithie | 01/17/09
Browsing aside, it would help!  TripleII | 01/17/09
As has been pointed out  AndyCee | 01/17/09
@ AndyCee  M.R. Kennedy | 01/17/09
I don't really care  AndyCee | 01/18/09
Intervention.  Windows Defender | 01/17/09
Paranoid?  Zogg | 01/17/09
A modern OS needs to include a WebBrowser control  notlob | 01/18/09
Viruses  Ludovit | 01/18/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  jlhuge | 01/18/09
They would have to create a better way to install s/w  deaf_e_kate | 01/19/09
Unbundle it  Boot_Agnostic | 01/19/09
I use Firefox on Windows however...  TedKraan | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  Ekrub | 01/19/09
And they let outlook go?  garyoa1 | 01/19/09
Doesn't matter; firefox is better  dnheller | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  russbailey1@... | 01/19/09
Whine whine whine  Crestview | 01/19/09
Whine (Whine whine whine)  frotty | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  jmschattke@... | 01/19/09
Bad Idea for General Public  dmacnevin | 01/19/09
simple  frotty | 01/19/09
You are assuming...  bobiroc | 01/20/09
time for a change  tmsbrdrs | 01/20/09
Just make it optional  John L. Ries | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  Mihail.a.dimitrov@... | 01/19/09
RE: Windows would be better without Internet Explorer?  educateme@... | 01/19/09
Power to the User!  Hairbawl87 | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  1908cubs | 01/19/09
You can't use third party browsers for update  Crestview | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  notsofast | 01/19/09
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The Web woiuld be better served with a browser standard  Animal13 | 01/19/09
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Much ado about nothing  tigertony | 01/19/09
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analogy fails  jmorgus@... | 01/19/09
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I Never Use IE, So I Would Not Miss It  chessmen | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  Breetai | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  vger_z | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  shawtune@... | 01/19/09
Wouldn't a precedent be set then ...  grtammi | 01/19/09
Precedent already set  jmorgus@... | 01/19/09
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RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  pjones | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  dan_palaimo@... | 01/19/09
What a waste of dialogue!  alan.douglas | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  SCKITZ@... | 01/19/09
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RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  VietOne | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  russbailey1@... | 01/19/09
EU should first get their own house in order  miked56 | 01/19/09
The core of IE is a needed HTML rendering engine  rattlesnake0407 | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  shujin | 01/19/09
This is just a case of the EU extorting  mustangj36@... | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  Sirgwain | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  bobinbc | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  kharper@... | 01/19/09
This whole subject is somewhat moot!  rolnmrbl@... | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  isildore | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  modification1 | 01/19/09
If there's no default browser...  Spiritusindomit@... | 01/19/09
easy  frotty | 01/19/09
Wrong question. Better question: would the internet be better without IE?  KonradK | 01/19/09
Maybe yes Maybe No  grayfrier | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  graychong | 01/19/09
Internet Explorer ... a danger to the kernel..  JCitizen | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  danbak | 01/19/09
bundled != forced  frotty | 01/19/09
IE is not necessary, doesn't have to be bundled  frotty | 01/19/09
What no default Browser  step2000 | 01/19/09
Would World be better without an European Commision?  PMC-CON | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  ColdWinterWind | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  stand3 | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  parsonsparaphernalia | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  Rdewey | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  SamSrii | 01/19/09
I cannot imagine one way in which IE helps anyone  pbh444 | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  DaveFeign | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  bleiler@... | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  DaveFeign | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  DaveFeign | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  DaveFeign | 01/19/09
How about Sans et al?  promytius1@... | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  ple3672 | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  Ameridutchman | 01/19/09
Car radio analogy doesn't work in U.S.  escapepod | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  kbuetow@... | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  thx-1138_@... | 01/19/09
Now Available - Windows Scope Creep Premium  dch1969 | 01/19/09
Are you kidding?  bbneo | 01/19/09
Windows would be better with a bundled Firefox.  stillgolfing | 01/19/09
Webservices nothing to do with IE  bklooste | 01/19/09
Best thing about IE  bklooste | 01/19/09
I am afraid your "paradise" is about to get lost in a few years  hkommedal | 01/21/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  gohmc | 01/19/09
Who cares if IE is compliant  bklooste | 01/19/09
Standards pushed by vendows as a way of differentiation - not realy NEEDED  Patanjali | 01/19/09
Re; slow committee. Nothing has been as slow as the  hkommedal | 01/21/09
Microsoft has been crossing the fine line  eMJayy | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  vonchuk | 01/19/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  vilppuu@... | 01/20/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  billfranke@... | 01/20/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  willie535@... | 01/20/09
Integrated NO. Included YES  moralesjl15@... | 01/20/09
Does it matter?  Oregon_Polar | 01/20/09
Good Points...  lmenningen | 01/20/09
Say what!?  moralesjl15@... | 01/20/09
Yes it does,  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 01/20/09
wayback...  credmedia | 01/20/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  dysart | 01/20/09
Why Would Windows Be Better Without IE?  lmenningen | 01/20/09
Microsoft forces you to do nothing  cwallen19803@... | 01/20/09
WU  Oregon_Polar | 01/20/09
But...  moralesjl15@... | 01/21/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  dolphinbill2005@... | 01/20/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  dolphinbill2005@... | 01/20/09
I stopped to using IE  Gradius2 | 01/20/09
Get rid of XP...  Core2uu | 01/20/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  rparker009 | 01/20/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  bbonis@... | 01/20/09
Re;IE has so many problems because it is targeted MORE.  hkommedal | 01/21/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  lynne1462@... | 01/20/09
It's pretty narrow minded...  PollyProteus | 01/20/09
Bundled -Fine, Integrated and Baked in -NO!  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 01/20/09
Posted in ze wrong place (NT)  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 01/20/09
The more important question....  PollyProteus | 01/20/09
Did they actually?  Core2uu | 01/20/09
So far everything I've read...  PollyProteus | 01/20/09
I'm on neither side of the fence on this one.  D. W. Bierbaum | 01/20/09
The problem is much bigger now!  wwwsupport | 01/20/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  PollyProteus | 01/20/09
Telling a company how to run their business  MichaelWells | 01/20/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  shadfurman | 01/20/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  shadfurman | 01/20/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  shadfurman | 01/20/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  shadfurman | 01/20/09
How would they download a new browser with no browser?  Speednet | 01/20/09
My thoughts exactly  madmax_2069 | 01/20/09
That point was addressed ages ago.  Zogg | 01/21/09
Easily solved issue really...  moralesjl15@... | 01/21/09
Why so worked up about this?  Speednet | 01/21/09
One word: NO  Narg | 01/21/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  danbak | 01/21/09
unbundle everything  pgklada | 01/26/09
Your Question...  melekali | 01/21/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  kingpin2009 | 01/22/09
Very dumb move on EU  drorharari | 01/23/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  jfreedle2@... | 01/25/09
retirement  pgklada | 01/26/09
RE: Would Windows be better without a bundled Internet Explorer?  jbaviera@... | 02/12/09
I think the real question is  goff256 | 09/02/09

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