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CNET News Daily Podcast: Europeans get browser-less Windows 7

Microsoft plans to ship Windows 7 in Europe without IE, though computer makers can add it in. Reporter Ina Fried elaborates.

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CNET News has learned that to appease regulators, Microsoft plans to ship Windows 7 in Europe without Internet Explorer, though computer makers can add it in. CNET News intern Mats Lewan chats with reporter Ina Fried about what a browser-less Windows 7 will mean.

That, and other headlines of the day, on Thursday's CNET News Daily Podcast.
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