>I believe the whole Metro API browser thing is just more evidence of Microsoft's stagnation. I don't see that. They realize the crap that's thrown at them for

>I believe the whole Metro API browser thing is just more evidence of Microsoft's stagnation. I don't see that. They realize the crap that's thrown at them for malware on Windows and pre-emptively want to cut that off for Windows RT, like Apple did in iOS(see Android for contrast). Not to mention battery life concerns because the apps with the APIs can always run in the background. Once the door is opened for Firefox, Microsoft cannot shut it for any other third party which wants to make an alleged "browser". Expecting users to make the call about what's malware and what's not has proved to be naive at best. Ref. http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2005/07/the-dancing-bunnies-problem.html http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2005/07/the-dancing-bunnies...