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Microsoft's Longhorn Faces Antitrust Scrutiny

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fine-toothed-comb dept.

benore writes "The Department of Justice will be reviewing Microsoft's Longhorn product as part of the company's antitrust settlement. One analyst opines that Mircosoft is appearing to soften its image to become kinder and gentler. 'They don't want people to hate them anymore. They've learned from their mistakes.' Hmmm."

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  1. Re:Not again... by yanko22 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    As much as I grok the premises of the loudly voiced opinion that IE (or any other browser for that matter) should be separate from the OS, I find myself stuck on this question: do you really need to include a version of your favorite browser (provided that it is embeddable) with every single application you create that requires HTML functionality, however insignificant that requirement might be?
    What if IE were a perfectly secure and stable browser with solid API and conforming to all standarts? Will you be still able to defend this stance given the potential benefits?

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    The atheist,by merely being in touch with reality,appears shamefully out of touch with the fantasy life of his neighbors