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> Can someone with more of a sense of history elucidate me as to what Microsoft's motivation was around this, since IE itself was always free? MS saw the web b
by KevinMS 3y ago
> Can someone with more of a sense of history elucidate me as to what Microsoft's motivation was around this, since IE itself was always free?
MS saw the web browser in general as a potential "platform" and direct competition to their OS monopoly and they wanted control of it by crushing competing browsers. It sounded a little crazy at the time, but years later, here we are with chromebooks and google apps and other examples that run everything in a browser.
- echelon 3y agoWe're better for that competition. It led to the rise of Apple, Google, and so many other companies. The antitrust folks need to do the same to Google Chrome.
- nine_k 3y agoYes, Google was great for some time, say, first 15 years or so. By now it's pretty ironic given the position of Chrome on the market.