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It sounds like a conspiracy theory - make IE standards complaint -> get the market share -> introduce new nonstandard features. PS Safari runs on linux only un
by kia 16y ago
It sounds like a conspiracy theory - make IE standards complaint -> get the market share -> introduce new nonstandard features.
PS Safari runs on linux only under Wine as far as I know.
- stefanp 16y agoHmm conspiracy theory... Nope, Microsoft is a for-profit company with a huge platform that might be slipping into irrelevance. They're playing the cards they have at any given time - when it means supporting standards, they do that. And when they're totally dominant, they tend to set the standards. I'm not even suggesting it might be intentional - the IE team and the MS top management don't necessarily have the same long-term goals is all. Maybe the IE team would even love to go cross platform and compete as a browser and not as a part of a larger platform.
- powrtoch 16y agoIt's not a conspiracy theory, it's exactly what happened with IE6. You can debate whether IE6 was a good or bad thing in this regard, but it still happened.
- bluesnowmonkey 16y agoUnfortunately it's a bit more than a theory. In a real, documented sense, it has been Microsoft's modus operandi with regard to internet technology for over 15 years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish