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Re:Ask HN: Why doesn't MS open-source Edge instead of switch... by qwerty456127 on Wednesday December 12, 2018 @12:49PM (#18665992)
> it's just the cleaned up and refactored IE Trident engine. The same one we've technically been using for two decades.

Then why does IE still exist alongside Edge?

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Re:Ask HN: Why doesn't MS open-source Edge instead of switch... by happppy on Thursday December 13, 2018 @06:52AM (#18671624)
because IE is still being used in some places.
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Re:Ask HN: Why doesn't MS open-source Edge instead of switch... by beatgammit on Thursday December 13, 2018 @10:16PM (#18678152)
In some very wealthy places that don't want to change.
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Re:Ask HN: Why doesn't MS open-source Edge instead of switch... by happppy on Monday December 17, 2018 @06:28AM (#18698284)
I heard NASA uses IE
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