published 10 May 2012
Windows on ARM Users Need Browser Choice Too
by handerson
on blog.mozilla.org
For the past eight years, users and developers have enjoyed a Windows platform environment that offered users a choice of browsers to navigate their digital lives. It wasn’t always that way. Prior to the launch of Firefox in 2004, there was really ...
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by Stephen Shankland
on news.cnet.com
Google agrees with Mozilla's Windows RT browser concerns
Google agrees with Mozillas Windows RT browser concernsMozilla says only a crippled version of Firefox could run on Windows for ARM chips, effectively restricting user choice to IE10, and now the maker of Chrome says its worried, too. by Stephen ...
Firefox on Windows on ARM - Microsoft Says No
Microsoft is trying to lock out competing browsers when it comes to Windows running on ARM chips. IE is allowed there but not Firefox or Chrome or Opera or any other competitive browser. This is bad for the Web. Here's what's going on. For ...
by V3
on searchenginewatch.com
Google, Mozilla Accuse Microsoft of Restricting Browser Choice in Windows 8
Mozilla has accused Microsoft of failing in its commitment to give Windows users a choice in browsers, a charge that previously saw Microsoft become the subject of a U.S. antitrust case.The accusations relate to Microsofts upcoming Windows 8 ...
by Joe Brockmeier
on readwriteweb.com
Why Is Microsoft Trying to Hobble Firefox on Windows 8 Tablets - and Why Does It Matter?
As Windows 8 approaches, Mozilla developers have been working hard on a Metro version. If you're using Windows 8 on the desktop, no problem. Tablet users, however, are going to be denied a fully functional Firefox - and will face restrictions on ...
by Read bio
on blogs.computerworld.com
Mozilla hates Microsoft for limits in Windows RT (Win 8 on ARM)
Mozilla is criticizing Microsoft because of the API restrictions its imposed in Windows RT. Windows 8 on ARM wont allow Firefox and other non-IE browsers to run on the desktop. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder if this is an anti-trust violation. ...
by Bryan Bishop
on theverge.com
Microsoft to block browser choice in Windows RT, says Mozilla
Mozilla has already announced that it's working on a Metro-style version of the Firefox browser for Windows 8, but the company is now crying foul over what is portrays as Microsoft's intentions to limit user choice for browsers on ARM-based devices....
by Ryan Paul
on arstechnica.com
Mozilla says Microsoft won't allow rival browsers on ARM Windows desktop
Art on the wall at Mozilla's Mountain View, California headquarters. Christian Heilmann Mozilla issued a statement Wednesday expressing concern about some of the technical restrictions that Microsoft is imposing on its ...
by Diallah Haidar
on wallstcheatsheet.com
Has Microsoft Returned to Its Monopolistic Roots?
Many are questioning Microsofts (NASDAQ:MSFT) monopolistic tendencies given the computer giants special version of Windows 8 for ARM (NASDAQ:ARMH) notebooks and tablets. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Mozilla have voiced their concerns over the new ...
by Amit Chowdhry
on pulse2.com
Mozilla and Google Concerned About Windows RT Not Supporting Chrome and Firefox
Windows RT (RT is for runtime) will be a version of the Windows operating system for ARM device like tablet computers with a touch screen interface will only run software available through the Windows Store or included in Windows RT. Google and ...
by au-edit-zdnet@cbsinteractive.com (Stephen Shankland)
on zdnet.com.au
Windows RT closed to browsers: Google, Mozilla
Google and Mozilla have spoken out, asking Microsoft to permit fully fledged browsers other than Internet Explorer on Windows RT, its operating system geared for devices running ARM processors. Mozilla objects to Microsoft's decisions that, it says,...
by Martin Brinkmann
on ghacks.net
No Third-Party Browsers On Windows RT?
If you have paid attention to tech news of the past days you have probably come upon the controversy surrounding Microsofts upcoming ARM-based Windows RT operating system. It all started with Aza Dotzlers post on his Mozilla web blog where he ...
by Guest Editorial Team
on techrights.org
Links – Microsoft Bans Mozilla from Vista 8
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