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It would take an incredible amount of sack for Microsoft to deliberately break IE; there's no way they would ever take a risk like that and I really doubt it wo
by brett 20y ago
It would take an incredible amount of sack for Microsoft to deliberately break IE; there's no way they would ever take a risk like that and I really doubt it would play out like you think. Web based applications have way too much momentum. Initially the clueless would go without, but the backlash would be so severe in the development and tech communities that pretty soon the clueless would have a working alternative preinstalled. The big internet companies (the ones we should still actually fear) would step in right away and partner with consumer hardware companies to make this happen.
- amichail 20y agoEven if Microsoft does not intentionally break IE, what incentive would it have to improve support for AJAX apps? For example, what incentive would it have to support an offline mode for AJAX apps?
- brett 20y agoYou think Microsoft can stop web app innovation by just ignoring it themselves? Their incentive is to maintain their market share. IE7 is their attempt to get their ass in gear for precisely that reason. The market's not going to stick around and wait for IE and the web will progress whether MSFT wants it to or not.
- amichail 20y agoWell, apparently MS killed Java on the client: http://java.sys-con.com/read/37121.htm http://java.sys-con.com/read/37121.htm So yes, they could make life difficult for AJAX developers.
- volida 20y agothe fact that MS Atlas exists makes your AJAX hypothesis false. Microsoft tried to kill XForms. The workaround of AJAX made Microsoft to open their eyes 10-12 months ago...
- rasputnik 20y agoPeople would keep using their browser. That sort of trick used to work, once, when we all got our software off CDs on the cover of magazines. Firefox is a small download now. They won't try it twice.