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IE6 SP1 Will Be Last Standalone Version
mokiejovis writes "Program manager Brian Countryman stated that "as part of the OS, IE will continue to evolve, but there will be no future standalone installations. IE6 SP1 is the final standalone installation." See the Microsoft TechNet article." Several of the people submitting this story have come up with elaborate theories about why: killing competition, etc. etc. I think the truth is just that Microsoft intends to integrate DRM very tightly with their OS and browser, and they're aren't going to try to backport that to, say, Win98, so they just aren't going to release new versions of their browser for old, DRM-less operating systems. In the future server-side browser detection may be more about detecting whether the browser supports the DRM your "web service" uses than what version of Javascript or CSS the browser supports.
"Several people came up with conspiracy theories but these dont belong in the article. So I decided to give you my own theory."
Fleur de Sel
No more bugs in IE! Yea!
How many times do we have to tell you? They're not bugs, they're features!
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You almost sound bitter. I'd be overjoyed by having microsoft leave ME alone.
They no longer support Windows 98 either, officially, and Me... well, Me is M$'s bastard grandchild OS and all copies of it should have been burnt in the pressing house.
Just my personal bias, that.
An infinite number of monkeys will eventually come up with the complete works of
You know i love when slashdotters say things like this, i really wish i could beleive them too :-(
Slashdot - The one stop shop for procrastination
They now intend to call it Microsoft Firebird (TM)
SYS 64738 NO CARRIER
Microsoft calls their next OS version, "Lisa".
Then the circle will be complete!
I guess YOU have never gotten a paper cut. Those things hurt like a bastard!
Does it make you happy you're so strange?
Tell that to a web designer. They'll laugh in your face.
(opens window to alley) Hey, get out of my trashcan! There's no more sandwiches in there... and let me ask you a question about Mozilla.
I have TCO meeting with my CTO in OCT and it'll be so boring I'll need a COT.
Sigs are bad for your health.
yeah, if there's one thing that Sherman guy was sharp on, it was browser-OS ties and DRM restrictions. He rocked...
Stop by my site where I write about ERP systems & more
There is more to the world than the good ol' USA, you know.
Europe, Asia, etc, may have something to say about it.
Corporation, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility. - Ambrose Bierce
Does this mean that Slashdot will be deleting the big blue e graphic from the gif folder?
Beep beep.
Even funnier is this statement:
"Host: Rob (Microsoft)
Q: when will IE get transparent PNG support?
A: Ian, I'm sorry, I can't answer that question for you"
[voice style="Pokerfaced Federal Officer]
You're on a need to know basis, and you don't need to know.
[/voice]
No no no, wait:
[voice style="smooth type"]
I could tell ya, but then I'd have to kill ya.
[/voice]
But then again, their adoption sceme of PNG's is just to transparent (ow! - had to pun): They'll _never_ fully support them!
Moderation: +4. Modded 70% Funny and 30% Overrated. 100% Saturated.
{sarcasm} All this open source stuff and other browsers will just get in the way. {/sarcasm}
Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer!
December 31, 2004 (AP, Redmond, WA) - Microsoft Corp. announced today that they were completely discontinuing support for their Microsoft Windows ME operating system . One was quoted as saying, "Now that they've left ME alone, can they leave me alone?" The recommended Microsoft alternative to Windows ME is Microsoft Windows Longhorn. During the announcement, Microsoft announced that the current version of their Internet Explorer product is not available for other versions of Windows as of today. Open source advocates are suggesting that you switch to another operating system (I.E., Linux, FreeBSD, or Mac OS 12) and another Internet browser (I.E., Mozilla/Pheonix/Firebird/CometBrowser comet systems bought mozilla? BASTARDS!, Opera, Konqueror/Safari, or Galeon). Microsoft strongly recommends NOT following their directions, even though (must scratch borg implant), I mean, because these other operating systems are evil. (Author was unable to complete article due to the MSUS Secret Service murdering author. However, the dead body hit the mouse, and clicked "Send" on Outlook LH.)