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1. Comment - Google: Windows 7 users should be able to choose any browser, any time

   (Mar 11, 2009 - 10:04 PM)

   Urrrm... Is it just me or is everyone missing something that's been the de-facto standard for a long time:
   
   When you install a browser (newsreader, email client...) and run it, it checks to see if it's the default and, if not, asks if you want to make it the default.
   It also asks you whether you want to be annoyed by the prompt again. You can also set most of these apps to prompt again even _after_ you've said don't bloody annoy me again!
   I for one choose which browser I want to use, and set it as my default. If I want to use another browser, I can install/run as required.
   If google wants to force this issue on the basis of Microsoft's dominant install base, then I'd expect to see a page on google (being the dominant SE out there) that asks if I'd prefer to use a competitor's engine _every time I hit their site_. Sounds really dumb doesn't it?
   
   Just my 2 cents...