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See, that just proves that the browser is an integral part of the operating system.
by sethg 17y ago
See, that just proves that the browser is an integral part of the operating system.
- arakyd 17y agoI guess we'll know that the browser has replaced the operating system when it starts deleting kernel32.dll.
- zandorg 17y agoNetscape was working on a Java browser before their "problems".
- dan_the_welder 17y ago"I'm sorry XP, I'm afraid I can't let you jeopardize the mission"
- by 17y agoIt is remarkable how quickly they have managed to redesign the entire operating system to remove the integral IE when an anti-trust ruling is about to hit them. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/272&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO...
- mojuba 17y agoI don't think they removed anything other than iexplore.exe, which is a very simple shell application any programmer can quickly knock together in Visual Studio in one day. This shell uses COM objects integrated with the OS so tightly that nobody can every remove them. But who cares, it's the fact that users will have a choice of browsers that matters.