Mozilla Firefox will be a no-go area after the upcoming release of Internet Explorer 7
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The European Commission has let loose its alarming concerns with regards to Microsoft's latest Web browser. The new browser, as suggested by the EC chairman, blocks all users from reach to the download site of rival software. Thereby, it prevents the prevalence of competition in a market which already lacks diversity.
Members of the Mozilla Foundation have described the move as "utterly outrageous". They vowed to take into court this aggressive move from the world's largest software maker. "It is not the first time Microsoft suffocates competitive threats", said the principal product manager of the Firefox Web browser, referring to similar moves which pushed Netscape Navigator out of the market.
Microsoft's founder Bill Gates was once quoted saying that "being aggressive is not unethical". Demonstrators to the latest anti-Mozilla initiative described this as no exception to what has become comeplacement at Microsoft. After lying in court, suggesting that Internet Explorer's incorporation into the file manager was irreversible, Microsoft made it apparent that this was all along possible. In fact, owing to security concerns almost a decade later, Microsoft decided to isolate the two components. With the release of Internet Explorer 7, competition is expected to reach its end yet again, for users will be unable to access the site where an alternative, far superior browsers can be downloaded free of charge. There has been no rebuttal from Redmond as yet.
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