Microsoft has revealed that it will charge €4 for a copy on Internet Explorer 8 on CD, after announcing that Windows 7 will ship in the European Union without Internet Explorer.
The move to remove the browser from the operating system is a direct result of action taking against Microsoft by the European Union with companies such as Opera and Mozilla.
Internet Explorer 8 will however remain free for users to download, along with competing browsers. The biggest issue that most will face is the inability to browse to websites on a fresh install of Windows 7 to download a browser of their choice.
This is not expected to be a problem for those who buy their PC’s from manufactures such as Dell and HP, as they are still expected to bundle browsers with new systems.
bodydetox wrote on July 30, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Internet Explorer 8 is more stable than IE 7 that is why i like it. I always experience freezing browser window in IE 7.
Mike Smith wrote on August 24, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Internet Explorer 8 is as stable as Opera and Firefox. it does not crash a lot like IE7.
Taylor wrote on September 2, 2009 at 2:07 pm
i am pretty much satisfied about the features and stability of Internet Explorer 8. it is much better than IE6 or IE7.
Acnerdz wrote on September 12, 2009 at 1:43 am
Internet Explorer 8 seems to be the best browser for me. I can open more than 20 windows simultaneously without crashing. IE7 and IE6 is unstable that if you open more than windows at a time it just freezes or causes the blue screen.