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When IE 6 came out, it was also one of the best/fastest browsers at the time. Heck, it even came with the first implementation of what we all call AJAX today.
by matwood 4y ago
When IE 6 came out, it was also one of the best/fastest browsers at the time. Heck, it even came with the first implementation of what we all call AJAX today.
The problem was that MS declared victory and stop developing IE, expecting to use their OS leverage to keep others out.
- forgetfulness 4y agoThey lost the favor of web developers, because they thought that by pushing a crappy browser they could stall the advancement of web applications. They wanted to stifle the web and have people use IE the least as possible and have developers keep making native applications. Google doesn't have that incentive, it has the incentive to make the browser as shiny as possible to keep the loyalty of web developers, so that they won't campaign in a way that will make fewer people download their ads delivery platform. They want people to use Chrome