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Microsoft is willing to give Windows 7 users in Europe a choice of browsers, rather than simply no browser.
Yes, Windows 7 E is still on the table, but only up until the time the EC accepts Microsoft’s just-released ballot-screen proposal. If and when regulators agree to that, Microsoft will no longer offer Windows 7 E in Europe. Here’s the explanation from Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith:
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Yes, Windows 7 E is still on the table, but only up until the time the EC accepts Microsoft’s just-released ballot-screen proposal. If and when regulators agree to that, Microsoft will no longer offer Windows 7 E in Europe. Here’s the explanation from Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith:
“If this proposal is ultimately accepted, Microsoft will ship Windows in Europe with the full functionality available in the rest of the world.
If regulators accept Microsoft’s ballot-screen proposal, Smith said, Microsoft will begin working with OEMs at that time to get the ballot screen incorporated onto new Windows 7 PCs. Windows 7 machines — at least so far — are still slated to go on sale in Europe and the rest of the world starting October 22.Full story here