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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by lwhi on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @05:46AM (#45100883)
It was a literal hellscape before open standards.

I imagine there's most likely a subset of the population who believe that open standards are aligned conceptually to regulation, and that any form of regulation in a free market is wrong.

This subset of the population is misguided at best, and delusional at worst.

Open standards are essential.

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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by _heimdall on Tuesday September 02, 2025 @07:43AM (#45101766)
Did that hellacape include more competition between companies building web browsers?
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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by fsflover on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @02:16PM (#45118858)
With Microsoft bundling IE with the OS, no.
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