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* Google Chrome won the latest [http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-7-chrome-20-firefox-13-opera-12,3228.html Tom's Hardware Web Browser Grand Prix]. Chrome 20, with 19 points, beat out Firefox 13 and Opera 12. This marked the first time in some years that Chrome beat Firefox. | * Google Chrome won the latest [http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-7-chrome-20-firefox-13-opera-12,3228.html Tom's Hardware Web Browser Grand Prix]. Chrome 20, with 19 points, beat out Firefox 13 and Opera 12. This marked the first time in some years that Chrome beat Firefox. | ||
==== Microsoft ==== | ==== Microsoft ==== | ||
* Microsoft is in [http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9229265/Microsoft_could_face_billions_in_new_fines_over_browser_choice serious trouble with EU authorities] after it revealed that it shipped tens of millions of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 updated computers without including the required "browser ballot" screen, which allows users to select which web browser they want as default. It turns out one of their users [http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9229318/Microsoft_ignored_tip_that_it_botched_browser_choice_in_Windows_7_SP1 warned them in a support forum] shortly after | * Microsoft is in [http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9229265/Microsoft_could_face_billions_in_new_fines_over_browser_choice serious trouble with EU authorities] after it revealed that it shipped tens of millions of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 updated computers without including the required "browser ballot" screen, which allows users to select which web browser they want as default. It turns out one of their users [http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9229318/Microsoft_ignored_tip_that_it_botched_browser_choice_in_Windows_7_SP1 warned them in a support forum] shortly after the release, but was ignored. Microsoft could be forced to pay 10% of revenues, theoretically up to approximately $8b, although the maximum fine ever levied has been $1.3b | ||
* While Microsoft [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ieinternals/archive/2012/07/16/content-length-and-transfer-encoding-validation-in-ie10-download-manager-couldnt-be-downloaded-retry-cancel.aspx disabled checking of the Content-Length header] in IE9's download tool, they have added it back for IE10. | * While Microsoft [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ieinternals/archive/2012/07/16/content-length-and-transfer-encoding-validation-in-ie10-download-manager-couldnt-be-downloaded-retry-cancel.aspx disabled checking of the Content-Length header] in IE9's download tool, they have added it back for IE10. | ||
* IE10's [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2012/07/12/ie10-user-agent-string-update.aspx User Agent string] will have "Touch" and "ARM" tokens when appropriate | * IE10's [http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2012/07/12/ie10-user-agent-string-update.aspx User Agent string] will have "Touch" and "ARM" tokens when appropriate | ||