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Re:Microsoft Is Forcibly Removing Internet Explorer from You... by brk on Monday February 20, 2023 @04:09PM (#34872947)
The era in which Microsoft forced IE into the OS was purely about anti-competitiveness and their own fear of being caught off guard on this whole internet fad.

The only reason we need IE shims at all is because MS botched their overall internet strategy. Had they made a truly competitive browser and supported common standards, and the user's ability to choose their browser, none of this would be needed.

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Re:Microsoft Is Forcibly Removing Internet Explorer from You... by kevin_thibedeau on Monday February 20, 2023 @05:24PM (#34873770)
Notepad.exe is forced into the OS. Is that anti-competitive too? If it's okay to have an app be a frontend for an OS provided text edit control why not the same with a webview control?
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