Microsoft scraps Windows 7 'E' version for Europe

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For those who want a read...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10301299-56.html

important bit, for me anyway...

Those who pre-ordered Windows 7 "E" through a recent discount offer will get the full version, as Microsoft had promised. However, Microsoft plans to now sell Windows 7 upgrades in Europe and also offer a higher-priced full version (for those without an earlier copy of Windows)--similar to what it is doing in the rest of the world.

 

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Opera's market share, compared to other browsers isn't that good...



(the above represents this years usage)

...in fact they need to reverse their own decline. Maybe they are hoping that by having an option screen within the set-up of W7, even though they have complained about IE using the "e" symbol as they believe it will influence people to use that one, it will reduce that decline...

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Really? They've complained about IE using their own e logo? The same logo they've been using since like, forever?

Have a read below

But Opera's chief technology officer, Hakon Wium Lie, suggested in an interview Friday that displaying logos or icons could result in a natural bias toward Internet Explorer. The theory: The inclusion of Internet Explorer in Windows has made the Microsoft browser so ubiquitous that people see the IE logo as a generic icon for accessing the Internet.
"We're not sure about the use of logos," Lie said. "The blue 'e' has become so associated with the Internet in general, due to the bundling with Windows. We think using the blue "e" might not be such a good idea."

Full article here...

http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/51792607.html

IIRC, but I can't find the article now, they also complained of IE being first on the list and also the description which Microsoft used to list IE in the ballot choices.