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Are they really going the completely disregard Linux users?

by liviu- 11y ago

TD-Linux 11y ago
Why would you expect that they wouldn't?
- liviu- 11y ago
  Cause a) recently they've been showing more interest in developing for different platforms (OneNote, Visual Studio Code); b) the other major browsers have a Linux release; c) IE had a release for Linux at some point; and d) there is a market of people that might use their product.
  - mahouse 11y ago
    Not easy in my opinion, IE is a hard user of Windows APIs.
  - smhenderson 11y ago
    They had a version for Unix. It probably ran on Linux through a compatibility layer but it was not designed for any Linux distro. And that was a long time ago when they were competing with Netscape. It was easy for them to do that because the original IE was mostly a branded version of Spyglass's Mosaic which was designed from the beginning to run on Unix and Windows. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyglass,_Inc https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyglass,_Inc.
Qwertious 11y ago
Apparently, yes. What, did you think that they actually meant "Microsoft loves Linux"? No, they're supporting Linux in the server business because that's the only way they can seriously take hold of it. Embrace it, if you will.
Theodores 11y ago
Are Linux users going to completely disregard Microsoft? Over the last few years a lot of people have taken themselves out of the Microsoft 'eco-system' by getting an Apple PC or by installing a flavour of Linux on their once-Windows PC. There are also many users who 'use' Windows PC's (because there is one on their desk) but no longer care for how Windows works, if they can read their email, open documents and search the internets then why bother involving oneself in any 'computing'? With this audience I cannot anyone getting zealously excited because Microsoft has a new browser. Nobody is going to switch to Windows from whatever they have migrated to - which can also be Android or ChromeOS. It will be like Windows Phone, sometimes some people might use it but that won't be what most people will do. Why go to the effort? We are lucky that there have always been browsers that do operate on different operating systems, e.g. the original Netscape, Firefox and Chrome. I am so glad I can move between Windows PC, Chromebook, linux PC and Android phone to have the same browsing bookmarks/experience/history everywhere I am. I wouldn't get this with Windows/Edge.

Are they really going the completely disregard Linux users?

by liviu- 11y ago

Are they really going the completely disregard Linux users?

TD-Linux 11y ago

Why would you expect that they wouldn't?

liviu- 11y ago
Cause a) recently they've been showing more interest in developing for different platforms (OneNote, Visual Studio Code); b) the other major browsers have a Linux release; c) IE had a release for Linux at some point; and d) there is a market of people that might use their product.
- mahouse 11y ago
  Not easy in my opinion, IE is a hard user of Windows APIs.
- smhenderson 11y ago
  They had a version for Unix. It probably ran on Linux through a compatibility layer but it was not designed for any Linux distro. And that was a long time ago when they were competing with Netscape. It was easy for them to do that because the original IE was mostly a branded version of Spyglass's Mosaic which was designed from the beginning to run on Unix and Windows. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyglass,_Inc https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyglass,_Inc.

Qwertious 11y ago

Apparently, yes. What, did you think that they actually meant "Microsoft loves Linux"? No, they're supporting Linux in the server business because that's the only way they can seriously take hold of it. Embrace it, if you will.

Theodores 11y ago

Are Linux users going to completely disregard Microsoft? Over the last few years a lot of people have taken themselves out of the Microsoft 'eco-system' by getting an Apple PC or by installing a flavour of Linux on their once-Windows PC. There are also many users who 'use' Windows PC's (because there is one on their desk) but no longer care for how Windows works, if they can read their email, open documents and search the internets then why bother involving oneself in any 'computing'? With this audience I cannot anyone getting zealously excited because Microsoft has a new browser. Nobody is going to switch to Windows from whatever they have migrated to - which can also be Android or ChromeOS. It will be like Windows Phone, sometimes some people might use it but that won't be what most people will do. Why go to the effort? We are lucky that there have always been browsers that do operate on different operating systems, e.g. the original Netscape, Firefox and Chrome. I am so glad I can move between Windows PC, Chromebook, linux PC and Android phone to have the same browsing bookmarks/experience/history everywhere I am. I wouldn't get this with Windows/Edge.