Microsoft to offer its millions of users a 12 browsers alternative

Due to a deal with the European Commission, Microsoft is in position to ask its users if they wish to use a different browser, other than Internet Explorer.

Following a trial in which Microsoft was blamed for taking advantage of its market position not giving Windows’ users the option to choose a browser on their will, this agreement is set to solve those issues once and forever.

People using Internet Explorer must expect a pop-un window that prompts them whether they will choose from a 12 browsers’ list or they will stick with using Microsoft’s browser. This browser choice will be delivered as a component of the Windows Update system only to IE users, while people using Firefox, Chrome or Safari will not be asked to make this choice. However, if Automatic Updates are turned off this service will be available only if requested by users through Windows Update website’s “Check For Updates” service.

Once downloaded, this software announces users to ensure they are connected to the Internet and they will have to take a decision – “An important choice to make: your browser”. A 12 browsers list will be available for download: Opera, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer and other seven less known in browsers’ market: Sleipnir, Green Browser, Maxthon, Avant, Flock, K-meleon and Slim. Each browser will be accompanied with an information button and an install one. On the other hand, a user may ignore the prompted window and decide on for choosing another browser later, but the screen for selecting their future browser will keep pop-up until the user makes a choice.

Approximate figures say that Internet Explorer is used by half of the Internet users, more exactly IE holds a 62% market share, followed by its rival Firefox with 24%.(source: Net Applications ), therefore some effects are to be expected in the next weeks, whether people will switch in massive numbers to other browsers or they will stick to using Internet Explorer as they used to.

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