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| Thread ID: 49613 | 2004-09-25 05:07:00 | Ms to stop upgrades of IE for all but xp | fairway (5932) | Press F1 |
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| 275446 | 2004-09-25 10:16:00 | They say the same crap over and over again until they all come to believe it. Just like Dubya and his 'weapons of mass destruction' | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 275447 | 2004-09-25 10:24:00 | > To say IE was a part of the operating system since > its release is sheer fantasy. Since its release: Do they mean since the release of the operating system, or the release of IE? Just wondering. Cheers. |
exLL (515) | ||
| 275448 | 2004-09-25 10:38:00 | I took it to mean IE, as that is what the thrust of the article is about, and a bit later there are the comments about ancient history: >>When asked about IE's origin as a free, standalone product, the representative said, "You're talking in software terms that might be considered ancient history." It was released as a free standalone as part of the fight against Netscape. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 275449 | 2004-09-25 10:43:00 | Thanks terry. :) | exLL (515) | ||
| 275450 | 2004-09-25 11:03:00 | Even after the Australian Win98 Lite bloke had demonstrated that IE could be decoupled from the OS by describing how to do it, and then a bit later supplying some programs to do it for you, MS were still swearing in courts of law that IE was an integral part of Win 98, and that Win 98 could not be supplied without IE | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 275451 | 2004-09-26 02:09:00 | > Even after the Australian Win98 Lite bloke had > demonstrated that IE could be decoupled from the OS > by describing how to do it, and then a bit later > supplying some programs to do it for you, MS were > still swearing in courts of law that IE was an > integral part of Win 98, and that Win 98 could not be > supplied without IE Terry, Microsoft are the Enemy (Because of the way the market more than anything else) Not using IE in Xp/2k, never activating messenger, never using outlook/express. is different to removig IE completly. M/s have made IE an intergal part of the O/s since 98 and are continuing to do so. There are issues with removing IE completely from the system. Especially for the "Home" user. Best course of action for these people "In my opinion" Never turn on messenger or use Outlook/Express, use IE only when dealing with M/s or sites thet will not work with other brousers. Use a firewall that allows NOTHING unquestioned acess to the net, have many many less Problems. You can remove IE, if you do so YOU MUST be capable of administering the systems issues after removal. D. |
drb1 (4492) | ||
| 275452 | 2004-09-26 03:22:00 | drb1, I don't regard Microsoft as the enemy :) but I can see what you are getting at, and whilst I couldn't possibly comment, some people may well think that MS lie through their teeth! This Wikipedia site gives a good summary of the case against MS and the so-called integration of IE with the OS, and the pressure put on PC manufacturers by MS as part of their efforts to kill off Netscape: wiki (en.wikipedia.org) Don't forget we are talking Win98 as far as the anti-trust court cases are concerned. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 275453 | 2004-09-26 03:32:00 | Meh... | Growly (6) | ||
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