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Re:Four RCE Zero-Day Flaws Plague Internet Explorer by na85 on Friday July 24, 2015 @12:06PM (#9942935)
MSN Messenger was playing catchup to ICQ, they only became a leader by process of elimination when ICQ turned into adware and MSN was the only non-awful contender.
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Re:Four RCE Zero-Day Flaws Plague Internet Explorer by WalterGR on Friday July 24, 2015 @02:50PM (#9944300)
So it became successful because it was the best option? I don't think that deserves the dismissive "only became successful because..."
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Re:Four RCE Zero-Day Flaws Plague Internet Explorer by na85 on Friday July 24, 2015 @09:12PM (#9946176)
The best deep-fried snack is still unhealthy. Being the best in a field of crap isn't much of an accolade.
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