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July 29, 2005

The more things change...

According to The Register:

Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 went on a limited beta release today and contains a nasty surprise for some users.
Users with search toolbars from Yahoo! and Google have discovered that these vanish. Other third-party toolbars designed to block pop-ups or aid with form filling appear to be working normally, according to reports from Reg readers.
IE7 integrates search into the browser, but the only option is Microsoft's own MSN Search.
That means that all the lawsuits, all the fines, all the threats to make Microslosh play nicely have had absolutely no impact whatsoever. Microslosh will do what Microslosh wants and not puny little US court (or European commission) can change that.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Posted by Ozguru at July 29, 2005 12:30 PM

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That article is 100% absolutely false. Read Microsoft's response here.

Posted by: Robert Scoble at July 29, 2005 07:53 PM

So one source says Microsoft is evil and conniving and the other source says the first source made a factual mistake....

Hmmmm. Even if the toolbars work it doesn't mean Microsoft is all goodness and light.

Hey Oz - you might want to see if The Reg updates their post - you wouldn't want people to discredit your anti-microsoft attacks because you quote some guy that got it wrong. That would make you as weak as Microsoft (who like to quote "paid-for" opinion to prove themselves right...)

Posted by: Rofl [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 29, 2005 09:52 PM

I think Mr Scoble is full of it. Check the exposure of his comments at Thr Register. They have a copy of an email where it admits that the browser does disable the search facility but he has been going around harassing people that report it.

That sums up Microsoft. Do the wrong thing and then lie like crazy about it.

Posted by: Rofl [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 31, 2005 11:05 PM