IP: New Windows XP Feature Can Re-Edit Others' Sites (WSJ Story)

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 09:07:21 -0400
> To: dave () farber net
> From: Manuel Calero <manuel_calero () yahoo com>
>
> New Windows XP Feature Can Re-Edit Others' Sites
> By Walter S. Mossberg, June 7, 2001
>
> "...one proposed feature...which hasn't yet been made public, allows 
> Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser -- included in Windows XP -- to 
> turn any word on any Web site into a link to Microsoft's own Web sites and 
> services, or to any other sites Microsoft favors.
>
> "In effect, Microsoft will be able, through the browser, to re-edit 
> anybody's site, without the owner's knowledge or permission, in a way that 
> tempts users to leave and go to a Microsoft-chosen site -- whether or not 
> that site offers better information."
>
> FULL STORY AT:
> http://public.wsj.com/sn/y/SB991862595554629527.html
>
>
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