tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32136164011590409332012-02-16T19:59:39.781-08:00marketer050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06787517589338087971noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213616401159040933.post-73670272022228799772010-02-20T07:28:00.000-08:002010-02-20T07:36:46.419-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtdZBk938YM/S4ABgnpfgNI/AAAAAAAAAAU/C-FvXe6PrWY/s1600-h/01.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TtdZBk938YM/S4ABgnpfgNI/AAAAAAAAAAU/C-FvXe6PrWY/s320/01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440350009774014674" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Millions of European Internet pioneer (IE) users will take it the option to flock an alternative browser from 1 March, Microsoft has announced.</span><br /><br /><br />It follows a licit agreement between Microsoft and Europe's Competition undertaking in December 2009.<br /><br />Microsoft committed to letting Windows PC users across Europe set up the web browser of their choice, moderately than having Microsoft IE as a default.<br /><br />Figures suggest that because half the world's internet users have IE.<br /><br />Testing seeing the update is already underway force the UK, Belgium further France.<br /><br />The software update preferred will pop in automatically through Windows XP, Windows vista and Windows 7 customers, according to a blog post by Dave Heiner, Microsoft's vice pilot further deputy general counsel.<br /><br />The blog further contains screen grabs of the message now it will appear.<br /><br />"Users who adjust the bigger screen will be unchain to poke any browser or live with the browser they have, for they prefer," wrote Mr Heiner.<br /><br />Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari besides Opera are the alternative browsers that people will equal offered.<br /><br />"Millions of relatives who have never really thought about which browser to use will owing to be forced to initiate a choice," vocal BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones on his blog.<br /><br />"That presents Microsoft's rivals with a unique marketing opportunity."<br /><br />Mozilla Foundation chair Mitchell Baker described the news as "an finance emergency towards helping people take control of their online lives."<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3213616401159040933-7367027202222879977?l=news050.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PnFZ/~4/o1RSvRJD7T8" height="1" width="1"/>marketer050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06787517589338087971noreply@blogger.com0http://news050.blogspot.com/2010/02/microsoft-offers-web-browser.html