Thanks to the stupid EU, Microsoft is stuck having at least one separate version, the new one that has NO web browser installed. It's clearly impossible to make that the only version, else home customers who buy that package will have no way to bootstrap themselves into full Web access.
In the 21st Century, product segmentation is as much a matter of satisfying regulators as it is marketing or technology.
In the 21st Century, product segmentation is as much a matter of satisfying regulators as it is marketing or technology.