Launching opentochoice.org
26th February, 2010
Last week, Mozilla launched the Open to Choice campaign. Aimed at raising awareness among web users in Europe on the importance of making an informed choice when selecting the software and services used to access the Internet. The campaign launches at a time when almost 200 million Europeans in 32 countries will be asked to [...]
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Overview of Browsers
These are the browsers included on the Browser Choice screen. We encourage you to read about them and talk to friends and colleagues so you can learn more about your options. Apple Safari Avant Browser Flock Google Chrome GreenBrowser K-Meleon Maxthon Mozilla Firefox Opera Sleipnir Slim Browser Windows Internet Explorer What does the browser choice [...]
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In December 2009, Microsoft reached an agreement with the European Commission about competition in the Web browser market. As part of this, Microsoft announced a ‘Browser Choice screen’ for all Windows users in Europe using Internet Explorer as their default browser. This screen gives users the choice of staying with their default browser, or choosing [...]
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At Mozilla, we wanted to know if there is widespread awareness among Europeans about the Browser Choice screen. So we commissioned a survey to find out. This survey by Ipsos MORI was conducted in six countries; France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Poland and Spain. The results - hot off the press - indicate that nearly [...]
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22nd February, 2010
Our lives are full of choices. Where to eat? What to read? Who to spend time with? The choices we make determine the quality of our life, and how we see the world. So many of these choices we take quite seriously, weighing the consequences, thinking about the implications, and choosing carefully and thoughtfully. So [...]
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