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Although few will shed crocodile tears over beating up on Micorosft, I believe this is yet another indication that Google's image as the freindly, benevolent company out to do good is going to quickly wane. They're not just another big company doing everything they can to compete ruthlessly. That's the way business works but we shouldn't be fooled by their PR.
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Pathetic  marksashton | 02/24/09
Brilliantly...  Alber1690 | 02/25/09
Well said.  Sleeper Service | 02/25/09
AMEN...  USTechHead | 02/25/09
Indeed. And Google has negated, in my mind, an ability to be involved....  xuniL_z | 02/25/09
Geez...  sykandtyed | 02/25/09
Google is doing the right thing for consumers.  softwareFlunky | 02/26/09
Compete Ruthlessly?  Lerianis | 02/28/09
Pathetic X 2  Nsaf | 02/24/09
Ditto  LandonAB | 02/24/09
What is a monopoly  martin23 | 02/25/09
Do you have the slightest idea of what your talking about  ea01bg | 02/25/09
RE: Do you have the slightest idea ... ?  n0neXn0ne | 02/25/09
You obviouslly do not,  GuidingLight | 02/25/09
GL, D.I.P (nt)  n0neXn0ne | 02/25/09
Do you know better  martin23 | 02/25/09
He doesn't have to be an MS fan  John Zern | 03/01/09
Well let's put this back into perspective..  GOTBO | 02/26/09
"Quicken attempts to install it for you automatically..."  PollyProteus | 02/25/09
I don't think it is Quickens' choice!  GOTBO | 02/26/09
True...  sykandtyed | 02/25/09
Just a slight idea  martin23 | 02/25/09
Bogus!  Rik777 | 02/25/09
Another slight idea  rtk | 02/25/09
WOW  martin23 | 02/25/09
Why do you want to remove IE in...  sykandtyed | 02/25/09
Ummm... Ok!  Cara0924 | 02/25/09
No one has total "standard code"  dougbeer | 02/25/09
Non standard?  jeffrejapa@... | 03/05/09
No, ea01bg, it is obviously you who have no idea whatsoever of what you  mhenriday | 02/25/09
Well said!  914four | 02/25/09
Profit  dougbeer | 02/25/09
What "tricks" do you refer too?  GuidingLight | 02/25/09
A monopoly is...  bighugedave | 02/25/09
AMEN  dex74@... | 02/25/09
I stopped  NStalnecker | 02/25/09
RE: Pathetic 2 X 2  n0neXn0ne | 02/25/09
Another poster going into a battle of wits unarmed.  Mark-Twain | 02/25/09
RE: ... a battle of wits armed w/ a question.  n0neXn0ne | 02/25/09
re: wits  Badgered | 02/25/09
You are completely clueless...aren't you? (nt)  Mark-Twain | 02/25/09
RE: ... clueless....aren't you?  n0neXn0ne | 02/25/09
that isn't a link to you asking MS,  rtk | 02/25/09
 xuniL_z | 02/25/09
You must love IE then. So your solution is to just keep using it.  xuniL_z | 02/25/09
That requires too much work and brain power...  USTechHead | 02/25/09
RE: Google seeks to join Internet Explorer antitrust complaint  Loverock Davidson | 02/24/09
Egads  zkiwi | 02/24/09
Nothing to see here  Alan Smithie | 02/24/09
R.O.T.M.F.F.L.M.A.O. lovecrock.  Intellihence | 02/25/09
Ha.  xuniL_z | 02/26/09
Loverock.....say it ain't so. It just seems too obvious now.  xuniL_z | 02/26/09
Nah its not me  Loverock Davidson | 02/26/09
Ok, just checking.  xuniL_z | 02/26/09
You're not Mike Cox.  nizuse | 03/06/09
Sounds like Google's starting to worry  Pliny the Elder | 02/24/09
It's going to be a beautiful day,,,  Intellihence | 02/25/09
500.00 dollars?  GuidingLight | 02/25/09
Translation, Google playing with MS.  TripleII | 02/24/09
You mean the NON open source android?  xuniL_z | 02/26/09
Stop playing games and go improve your softwares, you idiots!!!!  Dealing | 02/24/09
Anything to get Microsoft to file for Chapter 8.  Intellihence | 02/25/09
No one should be bailed out - but that's the EU Way...and  USTechHead | 02/25/09
Hater  dougbeer | 02/25/09
Too bad for you that'll never happen  John Zern | 03/01/09
Google seeks to join Internet Explorer antitrust complaint  Open_Sauce | 02/24/09
I think alike  timiteh | 02/25/09
Poor little microsoft! Those google boys are sooo meeeean!  InAction Man | 02/25/09
Look out above & below folks.  Intellihence | 02/25/09
LOL!  GuidingLight | 02/25/09
GL, D.I.P (nt)  n0neXn0ne | 02/25/09
"It's good to see the Redmonians blood boil..."  PollyProteus | 02/25/09
Look out above & below  windozefreak | 02/25/09
Now I understand  dougbeer | 02/25/09
Hey Jersey, I don't think that's smoke you see. -nt-  *Gman* | 02/26/09
M$ has taken the time to make RC1 IE8 agreeable !  rtirman37@... | 02/25/09
That may be true, but  thelivo | 02/25/09
If you can't compete, lobby the government!  bighugedave | 02/25/09
Not that simple.....  James Quinn | 02/25/09
Simple answer  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/09
Yeah thats the ticket......:P  James Quinn | 02/25/09
Except that...  zkiwi | 02/25/09
Perhaps you would like to elaborate for everyone?  eb276 | 02/25/09
Most people initially got netscape  rtk | 02/25/09
Really?  zkiwi | 02/25/09
Friends, work, school, whatever  rtk | 02/26/09
No one thought it was a bother then  zkiwi | 02/26/09
Oil change for free  dougbeer | 02/25/09
Depends on the quality of the oil I get from either  James Quinn | 02/26/09
Free Oil change  dougbeer | 02/25/09
Hey Dougbeer  hackhavn | 02/25/09
Good analogy  bciocco@... | 02/27/09
Free service from a car dealer (moment of silence) ROTFL!!!!!!  xuniL_z | 02/27/09
No, That simple  dex74@... | 02/25/09
True but OSX/Safari don't have around 90%....  James Quinn | 02/26/09
Dex, maybe you should help your parents and grandparents instead of ...-nt-  *Gman* | 02/26/09
Slight, but extremely important difference...  olePigeon | 02/26/09
Apple gives you a choice of browser out of the box?  xuniL_z | 02/27/09
RE: Google seeks to join Internet Explorer antitrust complaint  rramirez@... | 02/25/09
Lusers runing to EU a substitute for quality  Aussie_Troll | 02/25/09
How is Microsoft Enriched?  Stan57 | 02/25/09
Microsoft is enriched by using their monopoly OS as a distribution tool.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 02/25/09
Not true  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/09
Not true either....  Basic Logic | 02/25/09
maybe people like ie  eb276 | 02/25/09
Life is an uneven playing field  dougbeer | 02/25/09
re: Microsoft is enriched by using their monopoly OS as a distribution tool  rramirez@... | 02/25/09
Here's a Question,  tuxydoh | 02/25/09
A:  timsq | 03/08/09
What tools?  Stan57 | 02/25/09
DirectX  timsq | 03/08/09
google for profit  dougbeer | 02/25/09
Bull@#$%$  dex74@... | 02/25/09
Google should tread very carefully...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/09
Whats wrong with just competing.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/09
Including Microsoft. Make people choose to install IE.  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 02/25/09
You have it backward, let others build an OS  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/09
Why do you feel that IE could not compete?  B.O.F.H. | 02/25/09
Why do you feel that other browsers should get a free ride?  eb276 | 02/25/09
Ummm, install it how?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/09
Oh dear  Alan Smithie | 02/25/09
Shout at your Grandmother  eb276 | 02/25/09
It would seem that you have swallowed the MS line...  914four | 02/25/09
It would seem that you overestimate skill level  eb276 | 02/25/09
For many many years...  914four | 02/26/09
That could still limit choice  eb276 | 02/26/09
Reply to eb276  914four | 02/26/09
reply to 914four  eb276 | 02/26/09
See my "Not so simple" reply just above....  James Quinn | 02/25/09
RE: Google seeks to join Internet Explorer antitrust complaint  NeoZon@... | 02/25/09
RE: Google seeks to join Internet Explorer antitrust complaint  dave@... | 02/25/09
RE: Google seeks to join Internet Explorer antitrust complaint  csc2ya | 02/25/09
RE: Google seeks to join Internet Explorer antitrust complaint  icg1032@... | 02/25/09
RE: Google seeks to join Internet Explorer antitrust complaint  utugau | 02/25/09
enemy fo my enemy  dougbeer | 02/25/09
RE: Google seeks to join Internet Explorer antitrust complaint  apostate | 02/25/09
RE: Google seeks to join Internet Explorer antitrust complaint  varick | 02/25/09
Put the shoe on the other foot  Qapla | 02/25/09
RE: Google seeks to join Internet Explorer antitrust complaint  rwgreene | 02/25/09
Is it me, or am I surrounded by a bunch of friggin morons?  trust2112@... | 02/25/09
NEwSFLaSH!!!  likeabite | 02/25/09
NEWSFLASH!  Lerianis | 02/28/09
RE: Google seeks to join Internet Explorer antitrust complaint  pico_D | 02/26/09
How would I download any browser if Windows had no built in browser? -nt-  *Gman* | 02/26/09
So what?  30YrVet | 02/26/09
RE: Google seeks to join Internet Explorer antitrust complaint  cwwebb@... | 02/26/09
Spineless 3rd Parties  Nathan_Novak@... | 03/05/09
RE: Google seeks to join Internet Explorer antitrust complaint  jfreedle2@... | 03/05/09
Google wants Microsoft to remove IE from its OS?  BALTHOR | 03/06/09
Google is a Cry Baby  jpr75_z | 03/06/09
Wow, I'm amazed at how little people understand this case.  rayhollister | 03/07/09
RE: Google seeks to join Internet Explorer antitrust complaint  paskunia | 03/08/09

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