Gizmodo - Have you tried the Release Candidate (RC) version of Windows 7? If you upgrade from a previous version of Windows, and choose the “Express” option when installing, your default browser will be changed to Internet Explorer. ... Needless to say, this behavior has immediately sparked complaints from Mozilla and Opera, and rightfully so.
Most users will choose the express option; and if they’ve already selected a default browser other than IE, why not leave it that way? This isn’t accidental behavior; it was intentionally done by Microsoft, and today things like these don’t go unnoticed. ... it won’t look good on June 3 in Brussels, when the European Union will decide whether Microsoft’s practices are hurting alternative browsers.
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