[CS-FSLUG] EU says IE violates antitrust

Jonathan E. Brickman jeb at joshuacorps.org
Thu Jan 22 21:52:51 CST 2009


Stephen J. McCracken wrote:
>>> 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 DON'T know of any site where one would have to use that intrusive
>> garbage. I've always managed between FF and Konqi. to access any site I
>> had to access.
>>     
>
> I know of several where we have to allow IE access (we usually block IE
> from accessing the Internet where I am and the standard here is
> Firefox).  They usually use some sort of ActiveX scripting or other MS
> specific stuff.
>
> sjm
>   
Certainly.  I know of a number of sites mandatory for medical 
professionals for billing, which _require_ IE7 not IE6, and at the same 
time Java version 1.4.2.

J.E.B.





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