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Re:It's OK for Apple to block Firefox, but wrong when Micros... by ricardobeat on Saturday May 12, 2012 @01:34AM (#3962886)
We are talking browsers here, there isn't much differentiation, it's a basic service. Even then, mobile safari is the most advanced one...
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Re:It's OK for Apple to block Firefox, but wrong when Micros... by nextparadigms on Saturday May 12, 2012 @02:59PM (#3964780)
That's how IE6 used to be, too. But because they eliminated all their competition, they didn't have to advance it anymore. It was cheaper and easier to keep it the same.
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Re:It's OK for Apple to block Firefox, but wrong when Micros... by rbanffy on Saturday May 12, 2012 @04:11PM (#3964973)
Not Just That. All the incompatibilities kept users locked into IE6 and Windows for a long time.
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