Browser makers complain about Microsoft's ballot-screen fix
blog.seattlepi.com 9/25/2009 — Responding to a European Union questionnaire sent out this summer, Web browser makers have complained about Microsoft's proposed ballot-screen solution to antitrust concerns.

Mozilla VP wants clarification on browser ballot in Europe
blog.seattlepi.com 8/20/2009 — Last month, Microsoft caved to pressure from European antitrust regulators and said it would offer a "ballot screen" on which users can choose among the major competing Web browsers. The announcement did away with Microsoft's original proposal to release a version of Windows 7 in Europe, Windows ...

Against Browser Ballot Mandates: EC Now Designing Software?
techliberation.com 11 days ago — The European Commission is now designing software. And that software is Microsoft Windows… Comments of Adam Marcus & Berin Szoka to the European Commission on the Matter of Microsoft’s Browser Ballot Proposal, COMP/C-3/39.530 — Microsoft ...

Microsoft Proposes a Browser Ballot for European Windows Users, it is Not Awesome
jboriss.wordpress.com 10/15/2009 — (Note: This is my personal opinion and sure as hell doesn’t necessarily reflect Mozilla’s position or any formal statement from Mozilla) Background on the European Commission/Internet Explorer case This January, the European Commission ...

Safari for Windows Receives Prominent Placement on Microsoft's European 'Browser Ballot'
macrumors.com 10/16/2009 — Apple's Safari for Windows browser has received some attention today due to a proposal from Microsoft to use a "browser ballot" system to allow users to select Internet browsers for use on their Windows PCs in Europe, where the company has fa...

Microsoft - Step Away From My Browser!
futurelawyer.typepad.com 10/19/2009 — Slashdot | Microsoft Update Slips In a Firefox Extension . Microsoft has been caught installing unrequested add-ons to the Firefox browser. Aside from the sinister implications of this, including the add-ons in security updates to the Windows OS is really sneaky. Mozilla has automatically ...

Microsoft and the EU: Set to Kiss and Make Up? [GigaOM]
gigaom.com 10/9/2009 — European Union Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes Microsoft is closing in on sealing a far-reaching agreement with the European Commission that would end an antitrust battle that’s been simmering for more than 10 years. “We believe ...

Microsoft offers 'ballot screen' fix in EU antitrust case
blog.seattlepi.com 7/24/2009 — Microsoft is trying to settle a European Union antitrust investigation by offering users a choice of Web browsers in its upcoming Windows 7 operating system.

Mozilla makes much ado about nothing over browser ballot
arstechnica.com 8/20/2009 — Microsoft's practice of including a Web browser with its operating system has faced renewed scrutiny this year. Following complaints from Opera and Mozilla, the European Union has applied pressure to Microsoft and ...

E.C.: Microsoft browser proposal may end dispute
marketwatch.com 10/7/2009 — Alert Email Print By Steve Goldstein , MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The European Union's competition regulator on Wednesday said a Microsoft proposal might end worries it had over the tying of Web-browser software to the popular Windows ...

Update: Browser makers question Microsoft-EU ballot plan — Latest from Computerworld 16 days ago
Microsoft's rivals will ask European antitrust regulators to modify the ballot screen designed to give Windows users the chance to ditch Internet Explorer (IE) and choose another browser.

Opera in top secret iPhone talks? — The Register 16 days ago
We didn't approach them...'at that time' OpenMobileSummit   Opera boss Jon von Tetzchner says that one day Apple's iPhone will run third-party browsers. But he won't be drawn on whether the company is poised to offer a Jobsian version of Opera ...

Google unleashes internal JavaScript tools — The Register 16 days ago
Channel the power of Gmail Google's critical mass online, combined with recent years' Web 2.0 fever, have helped consolidate 14-year-old JavaScript in the field of web development.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

Firefox gets a quick fix — CNET News.com 16 days ago
Just eight days after it's previous updated, Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5 introduces fast fixes for three bugs, one of which was critical.

Near-final Thunderbird 3 due next week — CNET News - Business Tech 16 days ago
Coming in the next version of Mozilla's e-mail software: easier setup, better search, a tabbed interface, and if all goes to plan, a richer world of add-ons. Originally posted at Deep Tech