Firefox Block Microsoft Software ?

Mozilla Firefox is competing with Microsoft Internet Explorer. But does it have anything to do with the blocking of Microsoft software components by Firefox?

Loyal Firefox users may be experiencing the same thing with Monday (19/10/2009). A message appears suddenly declared a component that is blocked by the Open Source browser.

No coincidence that the one component that is blocked and a component that was suggested to turn off that comes from Microsoft. Both are Add-Ons from Microsoft, specifically the Windows Presentation Foundation (blocked) and. NET Framework Assistant 1.1 (recommended for the disabled).

Is this blocking associated with competition between Mozilla Firefox with Internet Explorer? Of course not, mentioned that the blocking is done to prevent safety hazards arising from weakness in both these components.

Since the latest version of Firefox does have a introspective level of security higher. One was shown on the examination version of Adobe Flash is done when the new browser is upgraded.

This step, according to Mike Shaver Vice President of Engineering of the Mozilla, already sanctioned by Microsoft. "Microsoft agreed to the plan (blocking), and we have activated the block list immediately," Shaver mentioned in his official blog.

Later, Shaver said that. NET Framework Assistant that was not included assault vehicle. "We've pulled it out from the block list. Users will get the add-on is active again as we spread the new block list," call Shaver.