The proposed “European browser elections” recalls the legal battle with Netscape. The point missed at that time is still the case today. When Windows 98 came out it had incorporated Internet Explorer 4 into the operating system making it possible to move toolbars. Internet Explorer 4 could also be loaded on Windows 95 to allow the same function. Internet Explorer has been a part of Windows ever since making it vulnerable to attacks on that browser.
Microsoft should take a lesson from their battle with Netscape. They could have diffused the issue then by offering to include Netscape on the Windows CD.
The offer of an election is self-serving compared to making all major contenders available as a choice of browsers right from the desktop. Recall that when most of the public was still on dialup, there was a selection of Internet Service Providers available at startup. The same type of option could be made with the browsers.
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I need to get a router to run Tomato firmware and do wireless bridge duty in my office.
You can find instructions on the firmware installation on a legacy Linksys router at http://lifehacker.com/344765/turn-your-60-router-into-a-user+friendly-super+router-with-tomato
Note that this IS for older routers. Gigabit routers aren’t all that pricey and a new router would have a fresh warranty.