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Microsoft Offers Users Rival Web Browsers Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:06PMMillions of web users across Europe are being asked by Microsoft if they want to continue using its Internet Explorer (IE) or change to another browser.
Microsoft tweaks browser ballot code Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:12PMbrowser ballot page to give European users a choice of browsers to install. But the company was criticized for using sloppy code that didn't adequately randomize the order in which each browser's icon...
Microsoft tweaks browser ballot code Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:13PMAfter complaints the original algorithm was not doing the job, Redmond fixes the code shuffling the order of the browsers in its ballot screen for European users.
Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: Headaches Edition Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:57PMIn today’s Remainders: headaches. Microsoft’s browser ballot is a headache for the little guys; CereProc talks about the painstaking process of rebuilding Ebert’s voice; WiMax taxis in Taiwan get me a little steamed; a magical migraine-diminishing wand, and more. (more…)
Small browser firms rail against new ballot screen Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:16PMSolution falls short for all but the top five.
Microsoft subverts the EU browser choice Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:07AMDavid Neal THE INQUIRER Comment Fairness of the ballot page up for debate
Small browser firms rail against new ballot screen Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:00AMA group of little-known web browser developers is pushing for more space on Microsoft's new browser ballot page .
Small browser firms rail against new ballot screen Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:39AMDavid Neal, V3.co.uk , Friday 5 March 2010 at 13:08:00 Solution falls short for all but the top five, say disgruntled developers A group of little-known web browser developers is pushing for more space on Microsoft's new browser ballot page . Six companies have petitioned the European Union about the ballot page, which appears to show a range of just five browsers unless customers use the scroll ...
'Forgotten Six' highlight Microsoft Browser Ballot flaw Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:58AMMicrosoft has begun rolling out its "Browser Ballot" screen for European copies of Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. The idea is to give users who have Internet Explorer set as a default the opportunity to choose a different browser.
Browser makers demand screen time Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:27AMSmall browser firms want changes made to Microsoft's browser choice screen to make their programs more prominent.
Lesser players seek browser choice prominence Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:23AMSix browser makers want to be more obvious in a process to make Windows users in the European Union more aware of alternatives to Internet Explorer.
7 days quiz Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:22AMBananas are the most wasted food. Which is second?
Microsoft's EU Browser Choice Screen Protested by Smaller Browser Vendors Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:21AMMicrosoft rolled out its "Web browser choice screen," which presents a randomized list of popular browsers for European users of Windows 7, March 1. At least one smaller browser vendor, however, is protesting that the current structure of the ballot screen gives an unfair advantage to larger browsers such as Internet Explorer and Opera.
Press Room Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:21PMThe European Commission welcomes the implementation by Microsoft of its commitment to give consumers in the European Union the opportunity to choose from a variety of browsers to access and surf the Internet.
European Windows Users Get Browser Choice Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:50AMMicrosoft Windows users in Europe who have Internet Explorer as their default browser are now being offered a variety of choices. Windows users in Europe will now see a browser " Choice Screen, " designed to give them an effective and unbiased choice between their default and competing web browsers. The European Commission said it welcomes Microsoft's roll-out of web browser choice. The ...
Microsoft Rolls Out EU Browser Choice Screen, Amid Calls For Extra Steps Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:21AMMicrosoft began rolling out its "Web browser choice screen," which lets European users of Windows 7 choose a browser other than Internet Explorer.
Microsoft Offers Users Rival Web Browsers Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:16AMMillions of web users across Europe are being asked by Microsoft if they want to continue using its Internet Explorer (IE) or change to another browser.
Microsoft starts advertising alternative web browsers Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 6:52AMSpencer Dalziel THE INQUIRER ECC ruling comes into play today
Microsoft offers Europeans choice of web browsers Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 5:44AMMicrosoft is set to offer a range of browsers. Photograph: Getty Images. The browser-choice screen will prompt users to choose and install one of a dozen alternative browsers other than the company's own offering, the highly popular Internet Explorer.
Microsoft offers browser choices Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 6:18PMMicrosoft is to ask millions of Europeans who use Windows if they want to switch to a rival web browser.
Apple sits on critical Mac bug for 7 months (and counting) Monday, January 11, 2010 @ 6:24PMUnix flaw fixed in OpenBSD, not OS X Researchers have disclosed a critical vulnerability in the latest version of Mac OS X that they say Apple has sat on for almost seven months without fixing.… What is your recession sales strategy?
Researcher Rates Mac OS X Vulnerability 'High' Friday, January 8, 2010 @ 11:06PMFlaw in versions 10.5 and 10.6 can be exploited by a remote attacker, says SecurityReason
Meet the 12 Lucky Browsers European IE Users Will Be Shown Next Year Monday, December 21, 2009 @ 3:15PMAs part of the European Union's antitrust agreement with Microsoft , the company will be required next year to show a list of alternatives to Internet Explorer to any Windows user with IE installed as their default browser. Love or hate the government intervention, it's notable to see which browsers are about to get a big boost in user numbers. The EU says increased viability in the browser ...
Microsoft Antitrust Case Is Dropped Wednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 6:12PMThe settlement ends what could have been a second costly legal battle for the American software giant.
EU accepts Microsoft's commitments to offer browser choice Wednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 5:15PMMicrosoft's promise to allow Windows users to choose which Internet browser they use has been accepted by the European Commission, ending its antitrust investigation of the company's position in the browser market.
EU drops antitrust charges against Microsoft Wednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 3:47PMBRUSSELS - The European Union has dropped long-standing antitrust charges against Microsoft Corp. after the company agreed to give users of the Windows operating system a choice of up to 12 other Web browsers.
Resolved: EU 'Choice Screen' for Windows will show top 5 browsers first Wednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 9:53AMEuropean users of Windows 7, Vista, and XP who have Internet Explorer set as their default Web browser will very soon be given a choice of alternatives, and that choice will reveal itself to users by way of an important Windows update.
Microsoft settles with EU—browser balloting arrives in March Wednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 9:39AMThe EU and Microsoft have finally completed negotiations on a settlement that will see Microsoft send out a software update that presents IE users with a browser ballot that enables them to choose another. The settlement isn't substantially different from steps that Microsoft already announced it was taking back in July , but tweaks the interface of the browser ballot to provide what the EU ...
Every Windows user to get pop-up menu of internet browsers Wednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 9:24AMEND: Module - M24 Article Headline with no image --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Every person who owns a computer with Microsoft Windows is to be offered their choice of interne...
Microsoft to offer up to 12 browsers under binding deal to avoid new EU fines Wednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 9:13AMEuropean Union Commissioner for Competition Neelie Kroes gestures while talking to the media during a press conference at the EU Commission headquarter in Brussels, Wednesday Dec. 16, 2009. The EU Com...
EU drops Microsoft charges Wednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 8:20AMThe European Union is dropping antitrust charges against Microsoft Corp after the company agreed to give Windows users a choice of other web browsers.
Microsoft to offer up to 12 browsers under binding deal to avoid new EU fines Wednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 8:09AMBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union said Wednesday it is dropping antitrust charges against Microsoft Corp. after the company agreed to give Windows users a choice of up to 12 other Web browsers.
Microsoft's browser bundling battle is over (for this decade, at least) Wednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 7:47AMMicrosoft started this past decade in the midst of a fight over whether Internet Explorer IE was part of Windows (in U.S. antitrust courts in the U.S. Department of Justice vs. Microsoft case). The company ended it the same way in the European Union -- but deciding this time to...
EU drops anti-trust charges following deal with Microsoft on browsers Wednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 7:34AMThe European Union (EU) today dropped anti-trust charges against Microsoft after it accepted the American software giant's proposal to give Windows users a choice of web browsers.
Bangkok Post : The way the cookies crumble Tuesday, September 8, 2009 @ 10:58PMI mentioned cookies in my last column and promised to get back to them.
Opera Dominates CNET Survey of "Underdog" Web Browsers Saturday, August 8, 2009 @ 1:49PMAn anonymous reader writes "Whether you consider Opera an underdog browser or not, it came out on top in a feature on CNet this weekend. It was up against 'underdog Web browsers' Camino, K-Meleon, Shiira and Arora in a piece loosely aimed at determining whether these browsers are yet ready to steal significant numbers of users from Firefox, Safari, IE etc. Interesting most to me, however, is ...
Google Chrome Has 10 Million Users; Are You One of Them? Thursday, December 11, 2008 @ 1:10PM Google has announced that its Chrome browser is now out of beta – an unusually quick transition for Google considering that Gmail still bears the “Beta” tag, 4+ years after its launch. In the announcement, Google claims “more than 10 million active users around the Globe,” a believable number considering the roughly 1-3 percent market share according to various estimates that the browser ...