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Originally posted by starsearcher IE is free they aren't making any money off it...maybe that's why

true, they don't make any money on it, directly. BUT IE is standard in windows and therefore used in 90% of all the computers in the world, and since IE is more or less internet standard people get dependent on it, sites are customized for ie, not w3 standards... and from now on you will not get the newest IE if you don't upgrade your OS, IE7 will not be avaible for any other os than longhorn. and it will according to some information have some "breaktrough technology" (probably some way of making the internet even more destandardlized), which will force people to upgrade to longhorn when it is released. and so on, microsoft are smart, they have an agenda all the time

Yeah you're both right...i think that was why they got sued last time as well...antitrust lawsuits and etc. Bad ethics, briliant strategy = rich company

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Originally posted by starsearcher Yeah you're both right...i think that was why they got sued last time as well...antitrust lawsuits and etc. Bad ethics, briliant strategy = rich company

yeah, not sure if they ever got sued in the US tho? when bush took office he changed the policies about MS... but fortunally it seems like at least the EU finally has stoped the ass kissing

I was having a LOT of problems with IE (especially that stupud blue toolbar called "poke eggs" i hate that thing!!!!)

Loca showed me the light, and I now also use Mozilla Firefox and its a BREEEZE!!!

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Originally posted by St_Andrew yeah, not sure if they ever got sued in the US tho? when bush took office he changed the policies about MS... but fortunally it seems like at least the EU finally has stoped the ass kissing

They were sued in the states as well..

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/artic...11/BU184147.DTL


but because they're so rich, the wankers just "settled" with everyone..

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techin...soft-busy_x.htm
http://www.boston.com/business/arti...itrust_lawsuit/
http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/4730066.html

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Originally posted by loconet They were sued in the states as well.. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/artic...11/BU184147.DTL

but did it ever end?

Mozilla 1.7 - I've been meaning to update to firefox

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Originally posted by St_Andrew but did it ever end?

It never ends!!

http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/ms_index.htm


Internet Explorer's real purpose:

http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f3800/msjudgex.htm#ve

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Originally posted by drgoodvibe wow thats retarded.. so why does M$ have 75 Billion in cash sitting in an account again?

1) Because they did not have an applicable project to apply the money to
2) In light of #1, Microsoft announced that they will be paying a $40 Billion one time dividend, and with the other $35 Billion they plan to institute a share-buyback program.

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I use IE 6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2.030422-1633

I will not use other browsers.

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Originally posted by rabbitjoker I use IE 6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2.030422-1633 I will not use other browsers.

ahhh mr open minded