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MS just decided to give up their independent browser. I really don't think they're about to turn around and do it again.
by untog 6y ago
MS just decided to give up their independent browser. I really don't think they're about to turn around and do it again.
- BLanen 6y agoAnd Microsoft getting much influence in the Chromium project is unlikely. Of course google could be forced to by governments' actions.
- sroussey 6y agoMicrosoft could fork blink just like Google forked Apples WebKit which was forked from KHTML. Likely in < 5yrs.
- hinkley 6y agoHas Apple done something that makes forking WebKit (today) no longer a viable option?
- gsnedders 6y agoWhen Google forked WebKit, while Google was landing more commits in WebKit than Apple, it wasn't an overwhelmingly huge gulf. Today, in Chromium, Microsoft are a very small percentage of commits. Google still accounts for over 90%. If Microsoft wanted to fork Chromium, they'd need to vastly increase their investment if they wanted to keep up with Chromium.
- sroussey 6y agoThus the 5yr remark.
- bradstewart 6y agoPut it under Microsoft Research for a while. Hedging your bets on something like this doesn't seem like a horrible idea.
- encoderer 6y agoExactly. This teams budget is probably less than Microsoft spends printing employee badges every year.
- chrisseaton 6y agoDoesn't really seem like a research problem?
- erklik 6y agoServo is essentially a research project.
- rl3 6y ago>MS just decided to give up their independent browser. I really don't think they're about to turn around and do it again. Never underestimate Microsoft's ability to constantly change its mind.
- cure 6y ago> Never underestimate Microsoft's ability to constantly change its mind. On a predictable schedule, too! Cf. their annual reorg, which leaves everyone confused for a good 3-4 months per year.