Displeased at Windows 7 being without Internet Explorer in the UK I tried to petition the Prime Minister!

by Les
(England, United Kingdom)

This is the petition I submitted:

“Your petition reads:

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to allow
Microsoft to sell the forthcoming Windows 7 complete with
Internet Explorer in the UK

So that freedom of choice is not sacrificed please allow
Microsoft to sell the forthcoming Windows 7 complete with
Internet Explorer in the UK without fear of penalty.

To avoid discriminating against people who want Microsoft’s Windows 7 complete with Internet Explorer, the full version of Windows 7 should be available to purchase alongside the less featured version that they intend to sell in the EU.

It is understood that this less featured version will not
include Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and that this is in
response to the possibility of Microsoft being fined for
selling the fully featured version in Europe.

So that the buyer can choose what he or she wants both versions of Windows 7, the ones with and without Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, should be available to buy and the idea of penalising Microsoft should they offer this freedom of choice is bizarre.

Thank you for submitting your petition”.

That’s as far as it went because despite having no links with Microsoft and certainly no commercial ties this is the reply I received:

“Hi,

I’m sorry to inform you that your petition has been rejected.

Your petition was classed as being in the following categories:

* Commercial endorsement, promotion of any product, service or publication, or statements that amount to adverts

If you wish to edit and resubmit your petition, please follow the following link:

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Windows7withIE/….

You have four weeks in which to do this, after which your
petition will appear in the list of rejected petitions”.

Not knowing how I could re-phrase my petition to make comply with the stipulated conditions I let it drop.