Microsoft decides to automatically update Internet Explorer for everyone

Re:Microsoft decides to automatically update Internet Explor... by mdc on Thursday December 15, 2011 @03:45PM (#3357860)

>why don't you just code a native app?

It sounds like that's exactly what they did,

They just hosted most of the code on a server. It's kind of like the "native" iOS apps that just use a webview component to display a web app. Sticking with IE6 just means you have all the hassle of a native app (like needing to make sure IE6 gets installed and stays installed on every machine) with none of the benefits.

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Re:Microsoft decides to automatically update Internet Explor... by ams6110 on Saturday December 17, 2011 @10:28PM (#3365807)

At the time, IE6 WAS installed on every machine and using it as a platform for internal apps was VASTLY easier than deploying client/server apps that needed a powerbuilder or some such runtime on each desktop.

Almost as easy as CICS. ;-)

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Re:Microsoft decides to automatically update Internet Explor... by MartinCron on Thursday December 15, 2011 @08:02PM (#3358873)

Well, almost all of the hassle, anyway. They probably don't need to maintain and distribute an installer for this particular enterprise app.

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