I bought a computer, signed in with my Microsoft account, chose a background color for my Start screen, and got to work. However, the undisturbed use of my computer was suddenly made uncomfortable by an update that forced me to choose a browser. I bought a Windows device, so I want to use the browser that comes with Windows. However, the European Commission had a different opinion in 2009. It forced me to choose the browser again. Although I didn't want any change, Internet Explorer was unpinned from the taskbar.
Pinning Internet Explorer back to the taskbar is a matter of one, maybe two seconds. Just press Start, type Internet Explorer and select Pin this program to taskbar from the Internet Explorer pop-up menu. It would not be such a problem, if it did not require certain prerequisites. Suddenly, the computer doesn't work as it should. You can still connect to the Internet, but it’s just not what it used to be. It’s similar to when a piano is out of tune. I can't tune it myself, I have to get someone to do it, and that costs time and money.
The obligation to change the browser forced, the so-called ballot screen, ends this December. What did Opera Software achieve with this? Opera is still about as popular a browser as the Linux operating system. Both have more doubts of statistical significance than their market share. In addition, Opera has switched from Presta to WebKit, which makes it about as important from a technical point of view as the Mitsubishi F-2 (the Japanese conversion of the Lockheed Martin F-16). Internet Explorer’s share of the desktop has not decreased. It has still been around 60% for the last five years. Globally, it has dropped to 40%, but this is mainly due to the growing share of portable touchscreen phones with large displays. Opera Software did not achieve anything, Microsoft withstood this attack unscathed. The only result is that it has made life difficult for thousands of European users, whose competitiveness has declined. The Maxthon browser probably also increased its share, opening a back door for the Chinese communist secret services. The bottom line is that the European Commission is doing a really great job to defend the interests of Europeans.