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Not a good comparison. IE's core wasn't available open source, as WebKit is, so others could build on the rendering engine. I agree that iOS should be open for
by bjelkeman-again 14y ago
Not a good comparison. IE's core wasn't available open source, as WebKit is, so others could build on the rendering engine. I agree that iOS should be open for other browsers though.
- kayoone 14y agoThe core being open source does not change the user experience though. Apple locked Safari as the default browser.
- untog 14y agoIn this context, I don't see how that's relevant. Whether IE was open source or not wasn't relevant to them bundling it with the OS to establish a dominant market position.
- Jare 14y agoA stark reminder that "Open Source" and "free as in freedom" do not necessarily go hand in hand.
- scholia 14y agoIE's rendering engine wasn't open source but other browser developers were welcome to use it. The award-winning Maxthon browser did that well http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxthon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxthon