> But that doesn't stop Microsoft from not shipping that small wrapper.
They could but that goes back to reply about it existing software still requiring IE.
IE will be around for as long as very critical apps still require it. In some form, it might be around forever.
Re:Retiring Internet Explorer
by Polylactic_acid on Thursday January 23, 2020 @12:47AM
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IE should just be a compatibility mode in edge so you only have one program and a button to say "this page is broken, load in legacy mode". That way everyone else in the world can stop being forced to support IE users.
Re:Retiring Internet Explorer
by AstralStorm on Thursday January 23, 2020 @06:56AM
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This won't work where ActiveX is required. They would have to write a plug-in wrapper...
The legacy mode would surely run MSHTML.dll for the entire page.
Re:Retiring Internet Explorer
by paulddraper on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @11:15PM
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> But that doesn't stop Microsoft from not shipping that small wrapper.
But what's the benefit of complicating the install?
1. Most people will never install it.
2. A smaller OS.
3. A more secure OS (the wrapper probably isn't bug free).
Re:Retiring Internet Explorer
by paulddraper on Thursday January 23, 2020 @11:45AM
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> the wrapper probably isn't bug free
This probably only matters if it's attempted to be used.
I will concede that you will save a few MB on your multi-GB Windows install.
(Or alternatively, Microsoft could put some hack into Windows so that attempts to run iexplore.exe are passed to Edge unless the administrator has twiddled with some arbitrary registry key or group policy.)