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Post #1,533
by brettj
7/11/01 7:08:01 PM
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New The Register doesn't have kind words for MSFT
Did you think they would?! :)

[link|http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/20327.html|
MS surrenders! IE not integrated with WinXP after all]

By John Lettice
Posted: 11/07/2001 at 21:55 GMT
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And it'll apply to previous operating systems, not that previous operating systems will survive much beyond December, if Redmond has its way. Today's statement essentially (and cynically) splits Internet Explorer out from Windows again. Exquisitely, you'll recall, the very appeals court that Microsoft is now doing obeisance to is the one that ruled that Microsoft did have the right to integrate IE with Windows. If Microsoft hadn't insisted that it could do this very thing, the DoJ antitrust action might very well not have hit it with quite the enraged velocity it did. This is a very, very weird legal action, and it's getting weirder.
Post #1,690
by drewk
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7/13/01 11:25:15 AM
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New Read the release carefully
From the Reg article:

Consumers will be able to use the Add-Remove Programs feature in Windows XP to remove end-user access to the Internet Explorer components of the operating system.

(Emphasis mine.)

Doesn't say it'll take it out. Just that it'll remove end-user access to it. I imagine the OS and all apps will still be able to access it.
This is my sig. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
     Microsoft tosses a bone, will change startup, allow removal - (addison) - (18) - July 11, 2001, 04:03:03 PM EDT
         Heh. - (admin) - (13) - July 11, 2001, 04:10:40 PM EDT
             Fear - the only aphrodisiac for Barbarians - (Ashton) - (4) - July 11, 2001, 04:23:11 PM EDT
                 Stop that Microsoft Barbarians stuff - (mhuber) - (3) - July 11, 2001, 04:46:58 PM EDT
                     ObMP: Stop it! Stop it! This is getting ENTIRELY TOO SILLY! -NT - (addison) - (1) - July 11, 2001, 04:52:41 PM EDT
                         Sorry: did you pay for argument? or just contradiction. -NT - (Ashton) - July 11, 2001, 10:30:07 PM EDT
                     My apologies to Genghis, Attila, Beast of Belsen too.. :[ -NT - (Ashton) - July 11, 2001, 09:21:48 PM EDT
             Well a - (addison) - (5) - July 11, 2001, 04:23:29 PM EDT
                 Removal of IE - (orion) - (1) - July 11, 2001, 05:56:05 PM EDT
                     Watch it! fella - that's *my* 98lite yer dissin - (Ashton) - July 11, 2001, 09:29:44 PM EDT
                 The Register doesn't have kind words for MSFT - (brettj) - (1) - July 11, 2001, 07:08:01 PM EDT
                     Read the release carefully - (drewk) - July 13, 2001, 11:25:15 AM EDT
                 My understanding is... - (jb4) - July 12, 2001, 09:56:43 AM EDT
             Does it get them off the hook though? - (brettj) - (1) - July 11, 2001, 05:34:26 PM EDT
                 No. - (addison) - July 12, 2001, 02:49:10 PM EDT
         CNN's version: MSFT changes the rules - (brettj) - July 11, 2001, 05:22:15 PM EDT
         Effectively Meaningless - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - July 11, 2001, 10:14:04 PM EDT
             We may hope.. that the court sees it, as succinctly. -NT - (Ashton) - July 11, 2001, 10:25:27 PM EDT
         Looks like New Mexico is the reason. - (a6l6e6x) - July 12, 2001, 10:57:48 PM EDT

Build a 10-mile high titanium wall around the whole shebang.
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