Windows 7 will not have IE anymore

Microsoft will never do it willingly, but fortunately the antitrust has the power to impose them to do it. Microsoft has already been fined for more than 1 billion of euros because they didn't comply to previous rulings, so lets hope the antitrust makes the right decision.

Actually leaving the choice to vendors does have the advantage to them. Vendors can rake in money from these browser manufacturers, as these browser companies are investing heavily in promotions. What do you think? The idea of letting the user choose what browser he/she wants during install is great, but Microsoft wouldn't even want to include their competitors links from where the browsers can be downloaded. Alternatively the vendors can include a browser CD similar to motherboard CD's which the user can decide which one to install and not to install.

I think windows 7 requires the same hardware as is for vista. But anyway if you are moving ahead with Mac, then its nice. By the way, Microsoft is not doing this on its own, Due to some antitrust regulations in Europe the Windows will have no browser preinstlalled and the version would be called Windows 7 "E", E standing for European. I hope this version releases worldwide and not just Europe.

I guess that means that if I cannot afford a Mac, I am sunk because I do not just want a computer that is just for letter writing and surfing.