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>It probably prevented a new DirectX style dark age of the web. DirectX was hardly a dark age, DX8 and onwards was a step ahead of GL.

• rocky1138 9y ago
  But tied only to one OS. I believe this is what the OP meant and something I agree with.
• tete 9y ago
  As already was pointed out. I meant to write ActiveX, not DirectX. I don't actually know too much about graphics programming. Stupid mistake from my side. Sorry!