Microsoft announced yesterday that Europe would get the “proper” version of Windows 7 and not the horribly reduced E version as previously stated!
For those of you who haven’t been following this, the E version of Windows 7, just for Europe, would not have contained Internet Explorer, because apparently the 7 or so users of a browser called Opera wouldn’t be happy. Opera complained to the European Commission about Microsoft. I didn’t see them complaining to them about Apple with their Safari browser though, but that’s another story!
This also means that existing users of Windows Vista in Europe will be able to upgrade to Windows 7, where as with the E version there was no upgrade path and Vista owners would need to do a clean installation.
Anyone who has pre-ordered the Windows 7 E version will get the PROPER version instead 🙂
WOOO HOOO !! Finally EEC see sense. Roll on October 22nd !
I preordered my 3
Carl – I couldn't agree with you more 🙂
Not to mention that I would have had to do a serious re-write of a couple of chapters of my forthcoming Windows 7 book!!!