Gizmodo – Have you tried the Release Candidate (RC) version of Windows 7? If you upgrade from a previous version of Windows, and choose the “Express” option when installing, your default browser will be changed to Internet Explorer. … Needless to say, this behavior has immediately sparked complaints from Mozilla and Opera, and rightfully so.

Most users will choose the express option; and if they’ve already selected a default browser other than IE, why not leave it that way? This isn’t accidental behavior; it was intentionally done by Microsoft, and today things like these don’t go unnoticed. … it won’t look good on June 3 in Brussels, when the European Union will decide whether Microsoft’s practices are hurting alternative browsers.

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