To meet that goal, and in light of the Commission’s pending legal inquiry of our inclusion of IE in Windows, we decided last month that we would ship a unique version of Windows 7 in Europe—which we dubbed Windows 7 “E”—that would not include a Web browser. Instead, we decided to offer IE separately and on an easy-to-install basis to both computer manufacturers and users who wanted the Microsoft browser.
We have now decided to alter that launch plan. In the wake of last week’s developments, as well as continuing feedback on Windows 7 E that we have received from computer manufacturers and other business partners, I’m pleased to report that we will ship the same version of Windows 7 in Europe in October that we will ship in the rest of the world.
Wise Man’s® says: Microsoft wirft seine europäischen Pläne über den Haufen, ohne eine definitive Entscheidung der EU-Kommission abzuwarten. Es wird keine reduzierte E-Version von Windows 7 für Europa geben, sondern Windows 7 kommt weltweit mit dem Internet Explorer. Was die EU-Kommission dazu sagt, ist aber noch offen. Nummer 7 bebt.