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Re:Google Chrome's fear of Microsoft Edge is revealing its b... by username90 on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @11:16AM (#22424302)
The problem with IE was that Microsoft intentionally coupled IE versions with Windows versions so you had a lot of ancient versions in use. So you had to ensure that all web apps you wrote were compatible with IE6-IE10 at the same time which was a huge pain. That wont happen with chrome since it is not coupled to any OS, people can just update whenever they want for free getting all the latest features. Microsoft being pressured to stop that practice is a boon to the entire industry.
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Re:Google Chrome's fear of Microsoft Edge is revealing its b... by _jal on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @12:05PM (#22424888)
> The problem with IE was that Microsoft intentionally coupled IE versions with Windows versions

I was there. That was the headline cause of their legal troubles, but far from the only thing Microsoft got up to. They intentionally broke other sites, threw misleading messages and tried to play games with standards.

In other words, many actions that look familiar today with different actors.

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