Internet Explorer is optional in Windows 7
Engineering Windows 7: Beta to RC Changes - Turning Windows Features On or Off
Hurrah.
Sorry, what that actually should say is, "why should I care?". A lot of people on the Interweb seem to be making a very big thing about IE being removable from Windows. So? Due to the sheer size of its market share, any developer who does anything web related is going to need it turned on. 99% of end users (of the non-technical have google.com as their homepage and type www.bbc.co.uk into the google search box to get to the bbc site - don't gasp, I've seen it!) will have it switched on.
Making Internet Explorer optional really won't be the big event people seem to think it is. *shrug*
At least it's Friday ;-)
Hurrah.
Sorry, what that actually should say is, "why should I care?". A lot of people on the Interweb seem to be making a very big thing about IE being removable from Windows. So? Due to the sheer size of its market share, any developer who does anything web related is going to need it turned on. 99% of end users (of the non-technical have google.com as their homepage and type www.bbc.co.uk into the google search box to get to the bbc site - don't gasp, I've seen it!) will have it switched on.
Making Internet Explorer optional really won't be the big event people seem to think it is. *shrug*
At least it's Friday ;-)
