Europe is about to accept the proposal from Microsoft that allows the user to choose the browser during the first Internet connection.

Give the user choice

Unlike the original draft of the European Commission, Microsoft will not provide competing Internet browsers when installing a new operating system and will not be obliged to deliver IE separately (see "Europe will force Microsoft to install Firefox "), as we reported last February.

Europe has announced that Microsoft has improved the proposal he had made in July consisting of a window that appears when the user connects to the Internet, which offers a choice between 4 Safari, Google Chrome, IE8, Firefox 3 and Opera 10. Fans or Konqueror K-Meleon nevertheless still have a chance because the final version should hold twelve sailors under which Microsoft will take those who have the greatest market share.

The Commission and Microsoft make peace

The publisher has uploaded a window describing what a browser and a button "More" under each program, which has won favor with Commissioners who believe that the consumer can now make a real choice . Microsoft should offer this option for five years while allowing the Commission to ensure that the proposed selection of browsers is still relevant. This system will be installed on all machines Windows 7, XP and Vista located on the old continent.

Europe is now to bring this idea to manufacturers and partners to have their opinion. We already know that OEMs will also have the choice to uninstall IE or install a third-party browser. The Microsoft initiative was in all cases initiated new relationships with commissioners who have decided not to impose a fine on the new firm.