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Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Is Updated with New Default Options

Posted by rbwatson1 on August 11, 2009

 

Microsoft is offering users the upfront option of making Internet Explorer 8 their default browser, or else staying with a rival browser, as part of a Patch Tuesday update. The new version of IE 8 comes as Microsoft finds itself losing browser market share to Firefox and other rivals, and negotiating with European antitrust officials over the inclusion of IE 8 in the upcoming Windows 7.
- Microsoft has issued an update to Internet Explorer 8 that will change its setup experience, presenting users with an upfront choice about whether or not to stick with a rival browser. The update, which had been anticipated for more than a month, rolled out as part of Aug. 11s Patch Tuesday. …

 

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Is Updated with New Default Options
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Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:49:27 GMT

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