Google whine didn't work
Microsoft's browser "respects users"
Quote:
U.S. antitrust authorities on Friday rejected concerns that a search feature in the new version of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser would give the company an unfair advantage over Google Inc.
- Y! MyWeb
I downloaded IE7 a few weeks
I downloaded IE7 a few weeks ago (just curious, I'm a Firefox man) and the search box was already set to google. Does IE7 detect user settings from other user's browsers? Anyway, in this instance, MS did indeed respect my choice.
I think it copies over your
I think it copies over your settings from IE6, including search preferences. In IE6, if you do View > Explorer Bar > Search or ctrl-E, you'll get a search pane, where you can set a preferred SE. If you had that set to Google in 6, it probably just carries over to 7.
too easy
I think MS would have to actively block other search providers to incur the wrath of DOJ.
BTW, is this the same DOJ that a certain search company just trounced over a privacy issue? methinks they trotted out their "victory" with a bit too much glee.