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Microsoft is going to use its muscle and position to make a truly competitive browser. Isn't this the line with each and every release of IE? Why is this diffe
by engendered 12y ago
Microsoft is going to use its muscle and position to make a truly competitive browser.
Isn't this the line with each and every release of IE? Why is this different? Each prior version of IE was proclaimed some revolution of some sort.
EDIT: Downvotes? Really? I see the front page is starting to get curiously Microsoft heavy again.
We've heard the "this time it's different" argument with IE7, IE8, IE9, IE10, and now IE11. Each time some shill would declare "finally! This changes everything! Microsoft has the resources and know-how to beat everyone" And the world moved on.
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- roghummal 12y agoBeing a meaniehead to Microsoft is something grandpas do. It's just not hip. Look, Microsoft is all about standards (really, not embrace/extend/extinguish!), interoperability, openness, and hugs now, okay grandpa? Yeah, yeah, this comment contributes nothing, blah blah blah.
- EdSharkey 12y agoDo you or I really care abouts boasts from the marketdroids? Cut The Rope doth not a great browser make! You and I know the truth. There are seminal, world-beating versions of software that Microsoft has released in the past. And then, after dominance is attained, they touch up the pig's hair and makeup a bit in the subsequent releases. IE7-11 has been hair and makeup and some botox. I don't know how Microsoft works internally, I only know history. And, reading their statements, Spartan might be a world-beater at least in quality, features, or developer interest. When Microsoft feels threatened, that's when the sparks fly. I do not EVER underestimate Microsoft. How quickly did they turn that billion dollar Mojang acquisition around, 2 days?