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New IE Disables Netscape-style Plug-ins

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the antitrust-shields-holding-firm dept.

Snibor Eoj writes: "In his latest column, Robert Cringely takes a look at Microsoft's motivation for disabling Netscape API plug-ins in IE. As always with Cringely, it's an interesting take on things. We'll see how this one turns out..." Among other things, this will disable Quicktime plugins.

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  1. I won't miss <EMBED> by vaxer · · Score: 5, Funny

    RXC says:

    "Goodbye EMBED."

    Goodbye indeed. See ya. Don't let the door hit you in the marketing department on the way out.

    I, for one, won't miss the EMBED tag. I'd also be willing to go without IFRAME, MARQUEE, and BLINK.

    Microsoft's getting rid of EMBED? Bully for them. It's about time.

  2. Please everyone by vectus · · Score: 5, Funny
    Quit bashing microsoft.

    They only took out the Quicktime plugin because it is a stable feature, and thus isn't compatible with any Microsoft products.

    If Apple were willing to add some buggy code, I'm sure the Microsoft would be more than happy to allow the feature in Internet Explorer