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The IE team is part of the Windows division, Silverlight is part of Server & Tools. If anything IE is more about selling Windows than Silverlight is. Silverligh

The IE team is part of the Windows division, Silverlight is part of Server & Tools. If anything IE is more about selling Windows than Silverlight is. Silverlight is cross-platform (Mac, Nokia) and is about selling ... servers and tools.

cpr 16y ago
Then the tension is even more poignant, since making IE better makes Windows less relevant.
- goatforce5 16y ago
  Not if they're aiming for "The best/fastest/most awesome browsing experience is IE9 on Windows! Buy Windows now!"
  - cpr 16y ago
    That would be a nice fate for Windows--"the best operating system for web browsing." ;-)