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Re:Modern Browsers Ship by InclinedPlane on Friday February 18, 2011 @05:07PM (#2237491)
It was horrible. But let's keep some perspective on why that sabbatical existed. It wasn't merely because MS had decided they dominated the browser market and didn't need to innovate anymore.

More than anything it was because MS was afraid of continuing IE development. IE is what got MS into all the regulatory anti-trust trouble in the first place, MS was too afraid to make a new mis-step with IE which could land them in even more trouble.

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Re:Modern Browsers Ship by noibl on Friday February 18, 2011 @06:15PM (#2237700)
They didn't get in trouble for making a browser. They got in trouble for making it impossible to completely switch to a different browser under Windows. There was absolutely no external influence stopping Microsoft from continuing to develop IE as a standalone product. So yes, it was for that first reason.
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Re:Modern Browsers Ship by WalterGR on Sunday February 20, 2011 @05:21AM (#2241580)
> So yes, it was for that first reason.

Has Microsoft stated this or is it speculation on your part?

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