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> Microsoft Edge provides no support for VML, VB Script, Toolbars, BHOs, or ActiveX. Years too late of course, but good to see this finally happening.
by craigds 11y ago
> Microsoft Edge provides no support for VML, VB Script, Toolbars, BHOs, or ActiveX.
Years too late of course, but good to see this finally happening.
- haswell 11y agoThis is definitely a case of "better late than never", IMO. Microsoft browsers will always have a foothold in enterprise environments, and the prospect of developing against a "real" browser when working with enterprise customers is rather exciting.
- adventured 11y agoMicrosoft ships their browser on 250-300 million new PCs and tablets every year, or roughly 200% more computing devices than in 1999. Most of those go to consumers. I'd say Microsoft will continue to have a foothold (of some scale) with consumers by default as well, even if it's just 10%-20% of PC/laptop/surface consumers that will use the Microsoft browser by default, that becomes a big installed base.
- ethana 11y agoThere are people that swear by VB script. But new extension engine would be nice.
- JoshTriplett 11y ago> There are people that swear by VB script. And many more who swear at VBScript...
- velodrome 11y agoVBScript needs to die. Microsoft has been trying to kill anything VB-related for years. It's a zombie. The guys who swear by it are not programmers. Sorry.
- Navarr 11y agoBut you know, new Microsoft proprietary "Microsoft Passport" authentication stuff >|
- cantankerous 11y agoGoogle has its own proprietary sign in features across its offering. I think it's becoming more or less standard fare.
- magicalist 11y agoIf you're talking about password syncing, Chrome uses the system's password store. Hopefully the Microsoft Passport the article refers to is just a password manager. edit: unfortunately, no, it just appears to be another sign-in with company X: http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/03/17/making-windows-10-more-personal-and-more-secure-with-windows-hello/ http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/03/17/making-w...
- cantankerous 11y agoNo. I'm talking about the Google user sign in features for Chrome and Android. Microsoft is adding a twist to its version, but in my mind they're pretty much the same.
- Navarr 11y agoThe automatic sign in to Google if you're signed in to Google on Chrome? This sounds more like an extension of the browser that either you use Edge or you can't sign in