July 28, 2009 at 9:12 Browser to choose from? Only not in Russia
In Russia, the "stripped down" version of Windows 7 without a browser (or with a special menu where you can choose a browser if you wish) will not be distributed. This version is intended only for EU countries. In all other regions of the world, including Russia, the standard version of Windows 7 will be sold with Internet Explorer 8 installed, the Vedomosti newspaper writes .
True, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has already requested documents from the European Commission on the integration of Microsoft's browser into Windows in order to find out how this situation complies with the Russian antitrust law. The FAS itself does not see anything illegal in this. They just want to see why Europe decided otherwise.
Why don't the FAS see anything illegal in this? Because the commission has not yet received any statements about this. In Europe, too, there would have been no “attacks” on Microsoft if Opera had not dared to initiate this process.
In Russia, Opera, as you know, has nothing to complain about. Here her browser comes first , and no “monopoly” of Windows for some reason does not interfere.
True, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has already requested documents from the European Commission on the integration of Microsoft's browser into Windows in order to find out how this situation complies with the Russian antitrust law. The FAS itself does not see anything illegal in this. They just want to see why Europe decided otherwise.
Why don't the FAS see anything illegal in this? Because the commission has not yet received any statements about this. In Europe, too, there would have been no “attacks” on Microsoft if Opera had not dared to initiate this process.
In Russia, Opera, as you know, has nothing to complain about. Here her browser comes first , and no “monopoly” of Windows for some reason does not interfere.