[CS-FSLUG] EU says IE violates antitrust

[Legatus]

On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:17, Sophie Hamilton <cs-fslug at theblob.org> wrote:
> 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
>

I have. I wish it worked, but my bank requires a combination of IE,
java, and a scanner for doing deposits.  It doesn't work in a wine
environment, and they here about it all the time from me.

-- 
JD Runyan


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