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Re:The first year of free-threaded Python by nothrabannosir on Friday May 16, 2025 @12:21PM (#44007246)
Funny you linked that page because that’s where I got activex from :D

> Examples by Microsoft

> Browser incompatibilities

> The plaintiffs in an antitrust case claimed Microsoft had added support for ActiveX controls in the Internet Explorer Web browser to break compatibility with Netscape Navigator, which used components based on Java and Netscape's own plugin system.

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Re:The first year of free-threaded Python by biorach on Friday May 16, 2025 @12:26PM (#44007297)
ah ok, sorry. I thought you were saying that they tried an EEE play on ActiveX.

You meant they used ActiveX in an EEE play in the browser wars.

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Re:The first year of free-threaded Python by nothrabannosir on Friday May 16, 2025 @05:43PM (#44010029)
Honestly I kept it vague because I didn't actually know so your call-out was totally valid. I know it better now than without your clarification so thanks :+1:
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