[CS-FSLUG] EU says IE violates antitrust

[Fred A. Miller]

Legatus wrote:
> 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.

And, they should!! My bank knows better as here there's a LOT of Linux
and Mac users.

Fred

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