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European IE ballot screen final
Posted on February 22nd, 2010 at 22:13 3 commentsMicrosoft posted a final screen shot and description of the Internet Explorer “ballot screen” that will roll out across Europe shortly.
I think the most telling detail is this: the technical explanation appears on Microsoft’s Legal blog, “Microsoft On the Issues.”
The browser choice screen software update will be offered as an automatic download through Windows Update for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7… [it] will present you with a list of leading browsers. In keeping with our agreement with the European Commission, this list is presented in random order. You can also scroll to the right to see additional browsers, which are also presented in random order.
I don’t see anything unexpected. Apparently Windows Update determines your location based on your IP address – so if you travel to Europe, but don’t live there, you may see this screen anyway.
3 responses to “European IE ballot screen final”
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Mark C February 23rd, 2010 at 02:15
Woody
And how and who will enforce MS to keep the “links to “other” browsers updated?
Betcha IE is latest version and others lag way behind in version # as we get down the road.
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The KB976002 Update should now be available from Windows Update for those European Windows users.
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You can also go to this web site for a list of web browsers:
http://www.browserchoice.eu/
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