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MS should file a counter complaint

Because I believe every common Linux distro has either Opera or Mozilla.

I say level the playing field for all. No web browsers on any OS. The customer can use FTP from a command line to download and install the browser of their choice.

Yeah! Progress!
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MS should file a counter complaint  croberts | 02/09/09
Two problems with your logic  Michael Kelly | 02/09/09
A couple of problems with your logic  NoThomas | 02/09/09
You're talking out of both sides of your mouth  Michael Kelly | 02/09/09
If by giving people gift certificates good towards Microsoft products...  olePigeon | 02/11/09
*sigh*  SimonUK | 02/09/09
Re: Broken Pages Coded for IE  notsofast | 02/09/09
Agreed  Alan Smithie | 02/10/09
It's not the bundling, it's the integration...  olePigeon | 02/11/09
I keep hearing about MS market dropping rapidly, but monopoly status seems.  xuniL_z | 02/10/09
You are confused on may aspects (market, for example)  B.O.F.H. | 02/10/09
That's BOFH, can't reply w/o an ad homimem attack can he.  xuniL_z | 02/11/09
Biased judge?  masonwheeler | 02/15/09
Command line  pooroldjim25 | 02/09/09
I'm sorry...  LeeC | 02/10/09
Of which are not tied to the core OS  Linux User 147560 | 02/09/09
Stop with the silly icons  croberts | 02/09/09
Silly icons?  rcbarr83@... | 02/09/09
downloading without a browser...  Wolfie2K3 | 02/10/09
Microsoft needs to borrow another idea from Linux...  SpikeyMike | 02/10/09
And how well would that go over?  Wolfie2K3 | 02/10/09
Repository? MS has had one for ages...what do you mean borrow the idea?  xuniL_z | 02/11/09
@Wolfie  SpikeyMike | 02/11/09
Spikey. I don't think MS has control over it? Do you?  xuniL_z | 02/12/09
the EU isn't interested in a levelplaying field  tech_walker | 02/09/09
As a patriotic American  akulkis | 02/10/09
Thank you, sir.  masonwheeler | 02/10/09
And thank someone else...  jordjarn@... | 02/10/09
Make that three......  Ole Man | 02/10/09
Microsoft ENVY doesn't make you people reasonable...nt  transposeIT | 02/10/09
Oh look, another Libertarian strawman.  masonwheeler | 02/11/09
Talk about fake Americans...  transposeIT | 02/10/09
Then you neither understand RICO, nor your country  de-void | 02/12/09
Yes, and people still have a choice  Ole Man | 02/12/09
Reason for IE integration has no technical merit  SpikeyMike | 02/10/09
Re: MS should file a counter complaint  percykidpester_z | 02/11/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  Bondswa | 02/09/09
simple.  akulkis | 02/10/09
removed  akulkis | 02/10/09
Their concern is...  SpikeyMike | 02/10/09
Safari  danieldickinson | 02/09/09
The difference is that it has been determined  Michael Kelly | 02/09/09
The difference?  CodeAnxiety | 02/09/09
pardon me while I regurgitate my breakfast...  zkiwi | 02/09/09
It precludes others from making money  Michael Kelly | 02/09/09
Making money?  rramirez@... | 02/09/09
Well, at least you have fooled one person.  Isocrates | 02/11/09
Don't blame MS for Opera going free  markbn | 02/09/09
I agree  Michael Kelly | 02/09/09
Not really about the browsers.  enduser_z | 02/09/09
Very good post...  eMJayy | 02/09/09
Precisely.  akulkis | 02/10/09
Fewer than you think....  rdiekema@... | 02/10/09
By which measure, Apple IS a monopoly  de-void | 02/09/09
Apple....  rdiekema@... | 02/10/09
You don't know what a monpoly is.  Metronome49 | 02/10/09
Apple monopolize the OSX platform  de-void | 02/10/09
What matters is...  zkiwi | 02/11/09
Google and Apple are FAR worse than MS  de-void | 02/12/09
Don't bother with him De-void.  xuniL_z | 02/12/09
No! You missed the point!  patbot | 02/09/09
Unfortunately,  eMJayy | 02/09/09
Then other browser vendors should market themselves better  de-void | 02/09/09
LOL  eMJayy | 02/10/09
AntiTrust aside, this is about user choice?  danieldickinson | 02/10/09
@eMJayy: We're in FULL agreement here  de-void | 02/10/09
@de-void:  eMJayy | 02/10/09
Come on now....  MGP2 | 02/09/09
The difference...  eMJayy | 02/10/09
The difference  Fred Fredrickson | 02/09/09
Windows update in Vista is not in IE  Michael Kelly | 02/09/09
Now that is so untrue.  sjbinaz | 02/10/09
Opera is desperate...  CodeAnxiety | 02/09/09
I agree  NStalnecker | 02/09/09
Only losers complain about losing  wayne62682 | 02/09/09
You forgot to add.  kozmcrae | 02/09/09
One more thing...  MGP2 | 02/09/09
Wow!  kozmcrae | 02/09/09
What choice?  akulkis | 02/10/09
Is your claim  rtk | 02/10/09
Is your claim  Ole Man | 02/12/09
No  rtk | 02/12/09
Yep, no matter how bad we are  Ole Man | 02/15/09
How bad who are?  rtk | 02/15/09
What do you find wrong...  Isocrates | 02/11/09
Its the Redmond KoolAide  Ole Man | 02/11/09
Not again?  Heatlesssun1 | 02/09/09
How true.  Cayble | 02/09/09
How come people STILL don't get it?  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 02/09/09
Pointercount  MGP2 | 02/09/09
If you were actually...  Isocrates | 02/11/09
Strange  rtk | 02/11/09
There is just nothing like...  Isocrates | 02/11/09
Out of context?  rtk | 02/11/09
Yes, I see that side of the coin  Ole Man | 02/11/09
The boo-hoo factor  Cayble | 02/10/09
You flip-flop between...  Isocrates | 02/11/09
All other manufacturer's products  rtk | 02/11/09
The stench of corruption  Ole Man | 02/11/09
The stench of contradiction.....  xuniL_z | 02/13/09
Yes, I respect and admire TripleLL  Ole Man | 02/15/09
Unethical Corporations  Ole Man | 02/11/09
Well orated by...  Isocrates | 02/11/09
Unethical people  xuniL_z | 02/13/09
Who would know?  Ole Man | 02/15/09
Tying a search engine to a web browser does the same thing.  GuidingLight | 02/09/09
Exactly  Cayble | 02/09/09
Firefox tied?  RogerDaryl | 02/09/09
Uh  Linux User 147560 | 02/09/09
uh huh  rtk | 02/09/09
Funny. I have a drop down to choose search engines in my copy of Firefox.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 02/09/09
It's universal  eMJayy | 02/09/09
The important word is "default".  sjbinaz | 02/10/09
Reading comprehension skills  eMJayy | 02/10/09
A little smug there.  sjbinaz | 02/10/09
Ok, I'll admit to a mistake  eMJayy | 02/10/09
IE does this too - and makes it MUCH easier than FF to add your own!  de-void | 02/10/09
Yeah, that's right  eMJayy | 02/10/09
Tying a browser to a Web Service discriminatory.  kozmcrae | 02/09/09
Is that for sale?  MGP2 | 02/09/09
Sounds like some good stuff.  kozmcrae | 02/09/09
ROTFLMFAO!!!!!!!  kyn_67@... | 02/10/09
no obligation to use IE  cwallen19803@... | 02/10/09
Why then, do the banks require IE?  kozmcrae | 02/11/09
Come now, Koz...  Isocrates | 02/11/09
It's like Ford not shipping tires with the Explorer  jgwinner | 02/09/09
I can't think of one situation  Michael Kelly | 02/09/09
Bad analogy  eMJayy | 02/09/09
B.S.  windozefreak | 02/09/09
MS should stick to making Windows better  eMJayy | 02/10/09
They stuck to making Windows relevant  SpikeyMike | 02/10/09
New Millennium, and I don't mean Windows  kyn_67@... | 02/10/09
Users use what they feel comfortable with.  kozmcrae | 02/11/09
Koz...  Isocrates | 02/11/09
So what you're saying here...  Wolfie2K3 | 02/10/09
What I'm saying  eMJayy | 02/10/09
Careful there, you're getting close to logic  Ole Man | 02/11/09
More like shipping with no gas  Alan Smithie | 02/10/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  Jeff_Toronto | 02/09/09
Never better said  Alber1690 | 02/09/09
You said: Anyone with a little bigger brain than every member of the EU..."  patbot | 02/09/09
The common denominator of intelligence dictates  Ole Man | 02/09/09
For proof of this phenomenon  rtk | 02/09/09
Is that a personal attack?  Ole Man | 02/09/09
Nope, for two reasons.  rtk | 02/09/09
If the shoes fit...  MGP2 | 02/09/09
Thank you for that roundup of my posts  Ole Man | 02/10/09
EU or EC  Jeff_Toronto | 02/09/09
The real answer; spin off non OS divisions of MS.  enduser_z | 02/09/09
MS hatred driving people bonkers  kvkalidindi | 02/09/09
Then what is your excuse?  enduser_z | 02/09/09
What is good for the goose ...  kvkalidindi | 02/09/09
No comparison.  enduser_z | 02/09/09
Go ask any music exec what they think of Apple  de-void | 02/10/09
Music execs complaining? Say it isnt so!  enduser_z | 02/11/09
OK then...  MGP2 | 02/09/09
Product synergies described and explained  dfolk2 | 02/09/09
Yes - this is the answer.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 02/09/09
And for those who don't recall  akulkis | 02/10/09
It is the same big mistake all over again  drorharari | 02/09/09
What Mary fails to tell you ...  MisterMiester | 02/09/09
firefox confusion  Mary Jo Foley ZDNet Moderator | 02/09/09
Perhaps Firefox doesn't want to be associated?  Ole Man | 02/09/09
If anything in the PC realm is a cancer,...  Isocrates | 02/11/09
You do know that  rtk | 02/11/09
Fear not, oh troubled one  Ole Man | 02/12/09
They want the other clown  windozefreak | 02/09/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  Loverock Davidson | 02/09/09
I would not care if IE did not suck so bad...  dougit | 02/09/09
This is my beef too...  glassangel | 02/09/09
That's funny...  Metronome49 | 02/10/09
And why do you use this IE that sucks so bad?  windozefreak | 02/09/09
I think that was explained?  Metronome49 | 02/10/09
Oh boo hoo...  LeeC | 02/10/09
CMS System  SpikeyMike | 02/10/09
No browser in windows how do we get one then?  Randalllind | 02/09/09
Don't worry, that prospect isn't in the cards  Michael Kelly | 02/09/09
Do you only...  Isocrates | 02/11/09
so four retail versions of Win7  rtk | 02/11/09
I think people misunderstand what 'the browser' in Windows means.  TheWerewolf | 02/09/09
To make a long story short, in laymen's words  Ole Man | 02/09/09
except, of course  rtk | 02/09/09
No - that would be idiotic  de-void | 02/10/09
Too much tea, I see  Ole Man | 02/12/09
I'd wager Opera would be quite satisfied  Michael Kelly | 02/09/09
Sure they would...  NicoToscani | 02/09/09
I'm not disagreeing with that  Michael Kelly | 02/09/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  pooroldjim25 | 02/09/09
What is good for the goose ...  kvkalidindi | 02/09/09
You continue to ignore the fact...  Isocrates | 02/11/09
what next, legislated craplets?  odenni | 02/09/09
LOL!! Thanks for the trip down history lane!  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 02/09/09
Haven't always been loaded with crapware.  rtk | 02/09/09
EU stupidity  kurmat | 02/09/09
Mozilla: Just deal with it.  flatliner | 02/09/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  tonyman262 | 02/09/09
TonyMan262  Isocrates | 02/11/09
It's MICROSOFT'S OS!! Not yours Mozilla  RyGuy12 | 02/09/09
Wrong!  eMJayy | 02/09/09
bogus  tech_walker | 02/09/09
Yet another bad analogy  eMJayy | 02/09/09
What world do you live in?  Isocrates | 02/11/09
So on that basis...  LeeC | 02/10/09
Interesting reasoning.  Isocrates | 02/11/09
Beautiful analogy, eMJayy!  Isocrates | 02/11/09
I second that emotion! nt  Ole Man | 02/12/09
And It's MY COMPUTER  Alan Smithie | 02/10/09
Nicely stated.  Isocrates | 02/11/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  grandan@... | 02/09/09
Stop Already!!!!  mikies123 | 02/09/09
I'm surprised Mozilla is acting like a bunch of loosers  tech_walker | 02/09/09
You said it....  Nsaf | 02/09/09
Opera is a joke they should give it up and get jobs that matter  tech_walker | 02/09/09
Why give up...  eMJayy | 02/09/09
Browserpad?  Earthling2 | 02/09/09
But unlike some posters,  eMJayy | 02/10/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  markrendle | 02/10/09
Hope this is not too much of a shock to you...  Isocrates | 02/11/09
Does anyone NOT see what's really going on here?  Wolfie2K3 | 02/10/09
My day just got better!  kyn_67@... | 02/10/09
Tired, old argument  nordyj2001@... | 02/10/09
Why shouldn't the OS come with a full-teatured web browser  cestrauss | 02/10/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  topcat_arg@... | 02/10/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera (nonsense)  tonyv414 | 02/10/09
Socialism is only OK when Big O does it ...  lalogos | 02/10/09
The website you are looking for is foxnews.com  edomejn | 02/10/09
Someone's bitter  tikigawd | 02/10/09
May be the wrong place  Ole Man | 02/11/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  sysop-dr | 02/10/09
OK Now What?  kyn_67@... | 02/10/09
Complete nonsense.  Marty R. Milette | 02/10/09
You're still missing the point  rdiekema@... | 02/10/09
hampered?????  GAXXIS | 02/10/09
So we should go back to DOS?  topcat_arg@... | 02/11/09
Why should they?  Marty R. Milette | 02/11/09
Windows is less because of IE  donden@... | 02/10/09
Hmm  rdiekema@... | 02/10/09
Better do some homework...  Marty R. Milette | 02/11/09
I think Microsoft should sue Google  Speednet | 02/10/09
Your logic is flawed  rdiekema@... | 02/10/09
Your logic is fallacious because...  Isocrates | 02/11/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  Oregon_Polar | 02/10/09
Windows-EU  Too Old For IT | 02/10/09
SCO style on MS, nice happy  Alan Smithie | 02/10/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  bharatbball@... | 02/10/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  gt90v12 | 02/10/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  StellarView | 02/10/09
Hurts Competition? really?  sethchicago@... | 02/10/09
You're So Right! Duh!  Mr_Wizard | 02/10/09
I want one without a radio  Alan Smithie | 02/10/09
free software  sethchicago@... | 02/10/09
The radio is made in China  Alan Smithie | 02/10/09
There is a huge fly in your ointment  Ole Man | 02/12/09
Where's the fly?  rtk | 02/12/09
You just swallowed it  Ole Man | 02/15/09
ya pop a synapse? (nt)  rtk | 02/15/09
Stupid logic...  Nsaf | 02/10/09
MS radio  GAXXIS | 02/11/09
That is exactly what I (and many others) do  Ole Man | 02/12/09
Microsoft is the wrong target.  kyron.gustafson@... | 02/10/09
Master Joe Says...  MasterJoe | 02/10/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  Johnny Brandie | 02/10/09
Antitrust solution: keep it simple  Art_Ilano | 02/10/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  LeeC | 02/10/09
Balderdash!  devils_advocate | 02/10/09
The MS success formula = Proprietize Everything  eMJayy | 02/10/09
Linux  cwallen19803@... | 02/10/09
LOL  eMJayy | 02/10/09
More LOL  Ole Man | 02/12/09
Even more LOL  rtk | 02/12/09
Your search capabilities  Ole Man | 02/15/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  Kirinis | 02/10/09
Try running Windoze Update  ohiomike | 02/10/09
Yup, and Apple ships a single button mouse  rtk | 02/10/09
Thank you for pointing out the wonderful qualities  Ole Man | 02/15/09
Twice now  rtk | 02/15/09
If following a thread were my biggest problem  Ole Man | 02/16/09
There's a large difference  rtk | 02/16/09
I see.........  Ole Man | 02/17/09
reread the thread  rtk | 02/17/09
Once is enough for me  Ole Man | 02/17/09
No, but nice try.  rtk | 02/17/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  craig_carboni | 02/10/09
IE acts as part of OS  viejogaucho | 02/11/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  vinnyboombatz | 02/11/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  percykidpester_z | 02/11/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  NCWeber | 02/18/09
Embedded Browser Controls  isemmel@... | 02/18/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  Paragon19 | 02/19/09
Here's a good question:  Paragon19 | 02/19/09
Exactly!  obriens_tavern@... | 02/19/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  pillbox1234567 | 02/19/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  joesodium | 02/20/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  Jackie150 | 10/03/09
RE: Mozilla chief backs Opera  lingerie wholesale | 10/13/09

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