![]() Chris has personally written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times-and that's just here at How-To Geek. Sponsored by Aussie Broadband.Chris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. The first evening saw the channel congregate for a welcome party, while the main conference area proved to be the perfect spot for a dinner on a cool final night enhanced with drummers and a fire twirler. Partners, vendors and distributors reconnected during a number of social gatherings during EDGE 2023. Leader Expo in Perth draws record crowd EDGE 2023: Drummers and fire twirling bring channel together by Aussie Broadband Keynotes during the day focused on the future of AI and more than $10,000 in prizes were given away. Key sponsors included Microsoft, Intel, Ubiquiti, Asus, Yealink and Lenovo. New vendors, including Cradlepoint, SNOM, Gskill and Grandstream, showcased new and exciting technologies. The Leader Expo in Perth was just shy of 1,000 attendees, marking it as one the busiest shows ever with the venue at capacity. blueAPACHE celebrates 25 years in business Leader Expo in Perth draws record crowd The gala dinner was dedicated to an evening of celebration, featuring Australian entertainer Jimmy "Giggle" Rees as the MC. In August blueAPACHE celebrated 25 years in business at the historic Regent Threatre in Melbourne. Slideshows blueAPACHE celebrates 25 years in business (Elizabeth Montalbano in New York contributed to this report.) Part of that case dealt with the bundling, or tying, of Media Player to the Windows OS. The EC's browser case follows a landmark antitrust ruling against Microsoft in 2004, resulting in fines of more than US$1 billion. "They figured they would take the hit and unbundle it entirely and if people want it, they know how to get it." "It would force Microsoft to enter into a lot of negotiations to make sure these browsers were supported correctly and would complicate support for Microsoft and the OEMs," he said. Such a requirement would indeed by burdensome for Microsoft, Rosoff said. Given the complexity and competing interests, we don't believe it would be best for us to adopt such an approach unilaterally," he wrote. "Important details of these approaches would need to be worked out in coordination with the Commission, since they would have a significant impact on computer manufacturers and Web browser vendors, whose interests may differ. ![]() "Our decision to only offer IE separately from Windows 7 in Europe cannot, of course, preclude the possibility of alternative approaches emerging through Commission processes," Heiner wrote.ĭuring commission proceedings, other alternatives have come up, such as requiring a screen in Windows 7 that would let users choose from a variety of browsers. Microsoft warned that this move does not necessarily spell the end of the Commission's investigation. "If they can spend however many billion or million to get every PC in Europe to go out with Chrome as the exclusive browser, suddenly people will use Chrome a lot more," he said. Google, for example, could use this as an opportunity to try to get its Chrome browser to a substantially larger user base, especially in Europe where Google's search share is even bigger than it is in the U.S., said Matt Rosoff, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft. The DVD will be available via retail, FTP and other channels, the spokesman said.Įven though Microsoft says it will make it easy for PC makers and users to get IE, a version of Windows minus IE is a good opening for competitors to try to persuade PC makers to put their browsers on computers. In addition, Microsoft plans to ship the Windows 7 Internet Pack, a free DVD that will include Internet Explorer 8 for Windows 7 and Windows Live Essentials. "They will be able to add the browser of their choice via CD distribution, FTP installation, retail distribution or other means," a Microsoft spokesman said. While the company believes that most people will buy Windows 7 as part of a new computer, some will surely buy the software in order to upgrade an existing machine. PC makers and distributors will be able to add any browser to the Windows 7 machines and Microsoft said it plans to make it easy for them to do so. "We're committed to launching Windows 7 on time in Europe, so we need to address the legal realities in Europe, including the risk of large fines," Dave Heiner, deputy general counsel at Microsoft, wrote in a blog post on Thursday. ![]()
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