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Re:Apple is not defending browser engine choice by icedchai on Friday June 24, 2022 @05:19PM (#31869466)
IE had over 70% marketshare through 2005. In 2002, right after IE 6 was released, it was 85%. Everything else was in the weeds. https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/neil.the.analyst/viz/...
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Re:Apple is not defending browser engine choice by RobertRoberts on Sunday June 26, 2022 @12:28AM (#31881070)
The difference from now is that back then there was an army of dedicated tech oriented people that _knew_ MS and IE were a problem that needed to be resisted.
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Re:Apple is not defending browser engine choice by icedchai on Monday June 27, 2022 @09:17AM (#31894186)
I knew tech oriented people, myself included, that used a Windows desktops for a few years because the other browser alternatives were unacceptably bad.
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