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> Why can't it just be called "internet"? Because the world wide web is just one of the many applications that is possible to implement on the internet infrast
by aleph_minus_one 9mo ago
> Why can't it just be called "internet"?
Because the world wide web is just one of the many applications that is possible to implement on the internet infrastructure.
- Dylan16807 9mo agoThey were asking about "internet" versus "internet explorer", so that's not relevant.
- aleph_minus_one 9mo agoThe Internet Explorer is not for exploring the internet, but the world wide web, so the name never did make sense.
- jamesnorden 9mo agoI guess intranets don't exist.
- direwolf20 9mo agoActually, it views HTML. But if you call it Microsoft HTML Viewer and then wonder why nobody clicks on it.........
- albedoa 9mo agoLooks like the context understander has logged on. Welcome!