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Why wouldn't Microsoft be able to use the same excuse then. There are always advantages and disadvantages. The questions is what is the compromise you're willin
by nextparadigms 14y ago
Why wouldn't Microsoft be able to use the same excuse then. There are always advantages and disadvantages. The questions is what is the compromise you're willing to live with?
Apple, much like the US Government thinks security trumps everything, including individual liberties, "for their own good".
- ricardobeat 14y agoIndeed they could, I just said that. This lock might force MS to make IE's engine as good as WebKit. I don't see any problem as long as the standards are kept open and the engine doesn't belong to a single entity.
- rbanffy 14y agoYou got the lock-in strategy backwards. It exists to allow the incumbent not to improve their products while maximizing their profits because they don't have to compete.
- ricardobeat 14y agoWe are talking browsers here, there isn't much differentiation, it's a basic service. Even then, mobile safari is the most advanced one...
- nextparadigms 14y agoThat's how IE6 used to be, too. But because they eliminated all their competition, they didn't have to advance it anymore. It was cheaper and easier to keep it the same.
- rbanffy 14y agoNot Just That. All the incompatibilities kept users locked into IE6 and Windows for a long time.
- contextfree 14y agoThe product here is Windows - the purpose of IE for Microsoft is to help Windows, not vice versa.