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Re:Windows Live Essentials 2011 out by thwarted on Sunday October 03, 2010 @10:50AM (#1752797)
There has to be a word better than "Essentials" for Microsoft to use in this branding context. Because all I can think about is how, if these things are what Microsoft considers "essential", are they not included in the base install.
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Re:Windows Live Essentials 2011 out by juxtaposition on Sunday October 03, 2010 @01:44PM (#1753158)
The reason for excluding essential services is because including them leads to monopoly accusations.

In many countries it is illegal to ship Windows with IE preinstalled and set as the default browser. Instead, new copies of Windows offer a download window which asks you if you want to install IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari or Opera.

Personally, I think this is insane.

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Re:Windows Live Essentials 2011 out by xpaulbettsx on Sunday October 03, 2010 @03:18PM (#1753388)
That and it means that Windows Live Essentials isn't tied to the Windows OS release schedule so they can update it more often.
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Re:Windows Live Essentials 2011 out by thwarted on Monday October 04, 2010 @09:50AM (#1755613)
Isn't the release schedule for Windows OS updates once a month (on a Tuesday, I believe)?
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