Can Microsoft really build a better browser?

Re:Can Microsoft really build a better browser? by dhyasama on Wednesday March 24, 2010 @01:24PM (#1216272)

Microsoft decided to kill IE, with 6 being the final version, in order to integrate the browser into Windows. Five years and a few major court cases later and they changed their tune and began work on IE7.

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Re:Can Microsoft really build a better browser? by stanleydrew on Wednesday March 24, 2010 @02:07PM (#1216389)

Wow, this is very interesting if true. Is there public information backing up the assertion that Microsoft wanted to kill IE as we know it and integrate it into Windows?

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Re:Can Microsoft really build a better browser? by dhyasama on Wednesday March 24, 2010 @04:32PM (#1216797)

I heard it from Molly Holzschlag during a presentation at Microsoft Mix last week. There were members of the IE team all over the place and I think someone would have called her on it if it wasn't true. Or maybe Microsoft leaked the fake story as a cover for an outdated browser :)

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Re:Can Microsoft really build a better browser? by lurch_mojoff on Thursday March 25, 2010 @07:26AM (#1218160)

It was fairly well publicized in the plans for Longhorn. Quick Google search produced this, probably not most authoritative, but still, source: http://news.cnet.com/2100-1032_3-1011859.html

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