[CS-FSLUG] EU says IE violates antitrust

Sophie Hamilton cs-fslug at theblob.org
Thu Jan 22 12:17:57 CST 2009


On 1/22/09, Legatus <lists at runyanrants.net> wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 01:38, Davo Smith
>  <christiansource at davosmith.co.uk> wrote:
>  > Because MS has a practical monopoly on the desktop and has been/is
>  > using that to push their browser.
>
> I think that this is backwards. The only reason that I have any
>  windows desktops is because there are certain sites that I must use
>  that require Internet Explorer.  I have no other use for MS Windows. I
>  can run anything else I need in linux, even if it sometimes requires
>  wine. MS could care less about their free browser, but it is one of
>  the few things that keeps people using windows in their homes.

I know this isn't what you were looking for, but have you tried
IEs4Linux? http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Main_Page

 - Sophie.




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