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> There was a time in 1998-99 when Internet Explorer 4 / 5 was actually the best browser by far. Especially the Mac version of IE 5. Tasman was such a breath o
by Tabular-Iceberg 4y ago
> There was a time in 1998-99 when Internet Explorer 4 / 5 was actually the best browser by far.
Especially the Mac version of IE 5. Tasman was such a breath of fresh air. I never understood why they didn't use that engine everywhere.
- mjw1007 4y agoThe obvious reason is that the people with decision-making power actively wanted people to be locked in to Internet Explorer (and so Windows), so Tasman's improved standards-compliance was a negative.