Monday, September 10, 2012

Windows 8 gets 'browser ballot' amid EU antitrust probe


Microsoft's 'browser ballot' screen provided to European consumers of Windows 8. Hint: Look for the smallish brown box on the right half of the screen shot.


(Credit: Zack Whittaker/CNET)

Microsoft is pushing out an update to Windows 8 users to enable the "browser ballot" screen, even though the forthcoming operating system's release date is set for over a month away.


Windows 8 users in Europe are now given the choice of which browser -- including Microsoft's own Internet Explorer -- they wish to install.


The Windows Update-offered patch provides a Windows 8 "tiled" (formerly known as "Metro") application, which offers a range of third-party browsers, such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Maxthon 3, and Opera, along with Internet Explorer to be installed.


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