Re: MS Control of Internet Navigation

["Erick Andrews" <eandrews@star.net>]

On Thu, 22 Jan 1998 12:02:32 -0500 (EST), James Love wrote:

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>
>A number of other companies are urging DOJ to bring actions against
>Microsoft which would give Original Equipement Manufactures (OEMs) like
>Compaq, Dell, Gateway or Packard Bell, the right to place different
>menus, channels or links on the "desktop" for new shipped computers,
>providing a somewhat more level playing field (Travelocity could try to
>buy the menu location from Compaq, for example).  But this itself is
>probably only one way to deal with this.  As I noted earlier,
>Microsoft's Active X technology is designed to install new menus and
>functions into the interface on the fly, so whatever a computer is
>shipped with, it can likely be changed by Microsoft, remotely, once you
>connect with a Microsoft (or partner) site.
>
>This is something to think about, as we go further down this road.
>
>
>   Jamie Love
>   http://www.cptech.org
>   love@cptech.org

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Jamie,

Just as a point of order because I do not use Microsoft internet
products, nor ActiveX, when these new menus and functions
are changed "on-the-fly", are you asked first if you want them?
Or are they just shoved down your throat whenever you visit
such Web pages?

Years ago when I subscribed to AOL, they always "asked" you 
first if you wanted to have AOL update the client interface 
which, of course, is installed on your computer.  However, I
don't know what the practice is today.

Erick Andrews