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There was a long period of the where IE was far from dominant, but was used in enough places that supporting it was non-optional for many businesses. It was hol
by hamandcheese 2y ago
There was a long period of the where IE was far from dominant, but was used in enough places that supporting it was non-optional for many businesses. It was holding the web back.
I think it's that period of IE that people are referring to when they say Safari is the new IE.
- boxed 2y agoWhich is hilarious as that period was only possible due to the previous embrace-extend-extinguish period that preceded it. Which is the state Chrome is in now.
- hamandcheese 2y agoPerhaps, but I think Google still has a much stronger incentive than Apple (or Microsoft) for the web to be a viable platform. I don't think they would allow Chrome to languish the same way IE did. Instead it's more subtle moves like nerfing ad blockers.
- boxed 2y agoGoogle has been nerfing the entire web and their search engine for many years. The AI slop flood is their doing in many layers.