[Fav] EU Browser Ballot Case Might Finally Come to an End

DjiXas · 2009-12-03

Quote: If everything goes as expected, browser ballot case might be finally resolved by the end of December or even faster. Bloomberg reports that during the phone conversation with Opera spokesman, it was said: "Our expectation is that the settlement will include changes sought by Opera and will come out around the 15th," Read

MagicBox

· #2 · Dec 3, 2009

The browser ballot box case can so easily be settled and on top, would be the most efficient and economic settlement that could ever be deviced:

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xly15

· #3 · Dec 3, 2009

I can't believe that the EU even ruled the way it did in the first place. Saying that Microsoft is preventing other browsers from getting attention.

I agree the whole case needs to be trashed. IE comes free with any Windows OS. Now they were charging for IE then that would totally different.

Maybe the EU should rule on Windows Firewall next. That is included free of charge with the OS.

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liberalelephant

· #4 · Dec 3, 2009

This is yet another case where antitrust intervention actually harms consumers. Microsoft integrated their browser because consumers preferred it that way. Microsoft if being punished for being successful.

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MagicBox

· #5 · Dec 3, 2009

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Originally Posted by xly15

I can't believe that the EU even ruled the way it did in the first place. Saying that Microsoft is preventing other browsers from getting attention.

I agree the whole case needs to be trashed. IE comes free with any Windows OS. Now they were charging for IE then that would totally different.

Maybe the EU should rule on Windows Firewall next. That is included free of charge with the OS.

Exactly, that they're even wasting time on this. When Mozilla knocked EU's doors with their 'concern', the EU should have handled this much differently:

Moz: We want our product to be promoted and available for install out of the box with the OS of our competitor.
EU: Uh wait, hang on... Oh, we have a counter for those issues.
Moz: Excuse me, which counter?
EU: Overthere sir, the one there that says "QQ".

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xly15

· #6 · Dec 3, 2009

Why didn't Mozilla take this up in the US too? Oh wait because no one cares. I don't care and I'm pretty sure no one on here cares.

If we want a different Browser we just go and download it. This just confuses people and makes people dislike computers even more.

I can guarantee you that most people just clicked on IE anyway because they haven't heard of any of the others.

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MagicBox

· #7 · Dec 3, 2009

An ideal world would be like:

Webbrowser makers form a panel that defines the uniplatform protocol definitions (www consortium specs), and not just the spec, but a description of the rendering as well so webpages actually look the same regardless of browser you're using.

On top of that, the browser makers could add extensions to their browser for own purposes as Microsoft does to achieve "full integration" with all of its systems (OS, Sharepoint, Silverlight and other browser related features).

Then, webbrowser makers could mark certain APIs as "Private extension feature" and others as public, making the life of a webdeveloper a heck of a lot easier, no more having to take into account on what browser his/her page is viewed.

This panel would also have a public face in the form of a website where all participating browser makers and their latest browser installs are listed for whatever OS.

OS makers could include a shortcut link to that webpage and let the user go from there when it comes to browsing.

But then again, they're all companies sitting on their own isle, competing with each other, rather than collaborating together to achieve the higher goal which would be a benefit to the net as a whole.

[/rambling]

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