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The number one reason IE fell out of favor was extensions. Firefox introducing extensions revolutionized the browser experience, and MS sat with the head in th
by tw04 12y ago
The number one reason IE fell out of favor was extensions. Firefox introducing extensions revolutionized the browser experience, and MS sat with the head in the sand for FARRRR too long. That combined with the repeated spyware targeted at IE, and it quickly got a reputation as being slow (as a result of the spyware, I personally never had an issue with IE speed out of the box), insecure, and with fewer features to boot.
I seem to recall at least early on, IE also refused to implement tabs, which were vital to a power user. I can't even imagine going back to having a window per website... ugh, the bad old days.
- swang 12y agoMaybe one reason, but not the number one reason... I mean it took Microsoft ~5 years just to update from IE6 to 7. That alone can explain their downfall. They waited until developers had almost 6+ years to use and evangelize a non-IE browser, and by then they just kept falling behind. Lack of extensions was more like the nail in the coffin than the ultimate cause of death for IE.