Microsoft is getting ready to advance its part in an antitrust settlement with the European Commission over the option of web browsers in Windows. Beginning on February 22, Microsoft will start deploying the unpopular ballot screen that will allow windows users in several countries in Europe opt which of the five most well-known web browsers such as Firefox, Opera, Safari, Chrome, as well as IE — they want to build in and use as a default.
As previously spoken, browsers would be offered in random order, with other less famous choices available to view as well. First, It will be available to windows users in the U K, Belgium as well as France, while the rest hoped on March 1. The ballot itself will be delivered automatically through Windows Update to users running XP, Vista as well as Windows 7.
If you’re running the update in Windows 7, it will also automatically unpin IE from the taskbar if it’s already set. Users will notice an introductory screen explaining why this occurred and providing the choice to pin it back — which looks like rather useless and confusing. Furthermore to presenting the browser ballot to existing Windows users, OEMs will be able to preinstall the browser of your choice as well as remove IE from your machines.
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