Microsoft: European Users will get a ballot screen for browser selection in Windows 7

Just last night I shared with you guys very interesting news. Yes I am talking about Microsoft’s proposal to gives users of Windows 7 in Europe the option to select the favorite browser of their desire and install them onto their machine. Well in this post, we will be sharing with you the official statement given by Microsoft on this topic. Microsoft’s General counse, Brad Smith has confirmed the existence of such a proposal. He said:

As the European Commission has just announced in a statement, Microsoft has made a new proposal in an effort to address competition law issues related to Internet Explorer and interoperability.

He went on to explain the essence of the new proposal. He said that the IT giants will be publishing the proposal very soon on their website. His words were:

Under our new proposal, among other things, European consumers who buy a new Windows PC with Internet Explorer set as their default browser would be shown a ‘ballot screen’ from which they could, if they wished, easily install competing browsers from the Web. If this proposal is ultimately accepted, Microsoft will ship Windows in Europe with the full functionality available in the rest of the world. As requested by the Commission, we will be publishing our proposal in full here on our website as soon as possible

Microsoft is hopeful and committed to perform in accordance with the European Law.

While the Commission solicits public comment and considers this proposal, we are committed to ensuring that we are in full compliance with European law and our obligations under the 2007 Court of First Instance ruling.

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